Bad Poetry
I realize this entry is a tad late. It didn't really hit me until yesterday night that even bad poetry, through different eyes, can actually be meaningful. I got this idea when I was playing a puzzle, Sudoku, in the Toronto Star, where they stuff it way back in the Obituaries. I've always seen the poems there, left for lost loved-ones, but I never really realized their importance, if any. Some of them are terrible, yet others are very personal. Here I give an example of one, which is dedicated to Patricia L. Hull, someone I didn't know but I hope her family is okay with me duplicating their poem here. It goes:
Your concern for animal rights
And environmental issues
You looked to new heights
Guardian of all the flowers
You enjoyed the Lake Park
For those peaceful hours
Your intelligence right to the end
Bestowed words of advice
To treasure, to tend.
The poem, while simple, does give a description of who it is about. There is a lack of syntax obviously in the first 2 lines. However, the poem is very personal to her, giving specific examples of what she was proud and concerned (animal rights, the environment, Lake Park, intelligence).
Even with Hallmark cards, there is a special meaning behind them - if indeed the sender of the card meant what was in the card. I know it's cliché but it's the thought that counts. Sure, Mrs. Hull won't be able to read the poem left to her by her daughter, Nancy, but it represents what she stood for and what was important to her, and above all I think that the poem is for her family.
So bad poetry (like the Hallmark card) can have a significant impact on someone and can be meaningful. I just hope you write it yourself instead of sifting through cards at the dollarama.
Your concern for animal rights
And environmental issues
You looked to new heights
Guardian of all the flowers
You enjoyed the Lake Park
For those peaceful hours
Your intelligence right to the end
Bestowed words of advice
To treasure, to tend.
The poem, while simple, does give a description of who it is about. There is a lack of syntax obviously in the first 2 lines. However, the poem is very personal to her, giving specific examples of what she was proud and concerned (animal rights, the environment, Lake Park, intelligence).
Even with Hallmark cards, there is a special meaning behind them - if indeed the sender of the card meant what was in the card. I know it's cliché but it's the thought that counts. Sure, Mrs. Hull won't be able to read the poem left to her by her daughter, Nancy, but it represents what she stood for and what was important to her, and above all I think that the poem is for her family.
So bad poetry (like the Hallmark card) can have a significant impact on someone and can be meaningful. I just hope you write it yourself instead of sifting through cards at the dollarama.