12-07-2011, 10:37 AM
Just clarify something for me...is that particular poem generally regarded as a masterpiece? Or one of his better works? Or is it just a poem which he just happened to have written at some point? Chart topping single or album filler in other words?
As a layman (and I suspect that actually makes me more the audience he was writing for than any of you lot who actually know what you're talking about) I think it's a decent work. I managed to read it without getting bored halfway through. And it tells a little story with a few nice phrases. I don't consider it a waste of the few minutes it took me to read and reflect on but I wouldn't say it was great though.
As a layman (and I suspect that actually makes me more the audience he was writing for than any of you lot who actually know what you're talking about) I think it's a decent work. I managed to read it without getting bored halfway through. And it tells a little story with a few nice phrases. I don't consider it a waste of the few minutes it took me to read and reflect on but I wouldn't say it was great though.
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."