09-18-2015, 08:20 AM
Thanks so much to everybody that responded!
@ toinfinity: I see...looking back on the poem, it's pretty dense with abstract language and metaphors. I didn't realize how vague it sounded until I read it over again.
You're pretty much correct on your interpretation there. I'm hesitant to post a detailed explanation behind the poem, as I don't want anybody to be spoiled by it. If you want me to I can!
@ Weeded: I have NO idea where you got the food/encyclopedia ideas from. Not even close to my initial purpose of the writing.
It's really interesting how you saw it that way though. Being more specific would have helped, I suppose. I'm not a logophile or anything, but I do like beautiful and unique words/phrases. 
But who doesn't?
@ spherical: I'm glad you enjoyed it! That would in fact be a typo that I hadn't noticed until now...but I like your interpretation better!
@ ellajam: Well, I don't know too much about Redwall myself. What little I know is that it's a book about anthropomorphized, human-like mice, which contrasts with the "scavenging" and "dumpster-diving" behaviour of the mouse boy and I. Like I said to toinfinity, if you'd prefer it I can post a detailed explanation behind the poem. You're right though, it's mostly a lot of personal references, so I can see why it'd be hard to understand. I can try to make it more lucid, though that might require a complete overhaul instead of a couple nitpicky changes. I've read that good poetry doesn't need outside explanation, so that's clearly something I need to work on.
@ toinfinity: I see...looking back on the poem, it's pretty dense with abstract language and metaphors. I didn't realize how vague it sounded until I read it over again.
You're pretty much correct on your interpretation there. I'm hesitant to post a detailed explanation behind the poem, as I don't want anybody to be spoiled by it. If you want me to I can! @ Weeded: I have NO idea where you got the food/encyclopedia ideas from. Not even close to my initial purpose of the writing.
It's really interesting how you saw it that way though. Being more specific would have helped, I suppose. I'm not a logophile or anything, but I do like beautiful and unique words/phrases. But who doesn't?@ spherical: I'm glad you enjoyed it! That would in fact be a typo that I hadn't noticed until now...but I like your interpretation better!
@ ellajam: Well, I don't know too much about Redwall myself. What little I know is that it's a book about anthropomorphized, human-like mice, which contrasts with the "scavenging" and "dumpster-diving" behaviour of the mouse boy and I. Like I said to toinfinity, if you'd prefer it I can post a detailed explanation behind the poem. You're right though, it's mostly a lot of personal references, so I can see why it'd be hard to understand. I can try to make it more lucid, though that might require a complete overhaul instead of a couple nitpicky changes. I've read that good poetry doesn't need outside explanation, so that's clearly something I need to work on.