05-16-2016, 11:09 AM
since knowing you, i have always seen you as a teacher of sorts; i take most, if not all you say about poetry to heart. that said, my age often leads my brain down a wrong turn. i feel i can probably see the meaning of an ambiguous poem better than most. is the lyrical poem a poem that in some ways questions why how or the reason's for doing as we do. that's the only way i can differentiate it from the narrative. i'm not sure that's correct and i'm more than sure i often manage to get their intent reversed.
my take is this. i'm very very good at some things [i won't mention what] and am able to see where, how and why they should be just so. okay one of my things is antiques, i seem to have an internal antiquey thing which tells me what era it is, what it's made of [not as easy as one thinks] where it comes from, and what is worth within a small margin of error , the reason i am was good is because i studied, sometimes 4 or 5 hours a day/night, i dealt with their substance; bought and sold them, even appraised them. collectables was also some thing i was good at.
at times i would see other dealers explaining this or that and know it was a heap of shite coming out of his mouth, in talking to such people i'd often make up dates say the wrong materials it was made of blah blah blah, and some these people would stand there and agree with me. now and again one would say "hang on there mister you got it wrong" and then i would show i did indeed know what i was on about by pointing out the shit he was using in order to con people out of their cash.
to experts non experts can sometimes be infuriating, they should know this or they should see that. lets be honest most of us haven't got more than a clue, some of us wait when we're not sure till someone else gives us a hint. i know it's one of the ways i learn, i try and see how someone else saw what they did. and now i'm ranting
my take is this. i'm very very good at some things [i won't mention what] and am able to see where, how and why they should be just so. okay one of my things is antiques, i seem to have an internal antiquey thing which tells me what era it is, what it's made of [not as easy as one thinks] where it comes from, and what is worth within a small margin of error , the reason i am was good is because i studied, sometimes 4 or 5 hours a day/night, i dealt with their substance; bought and sold them, even appraised them. collectables was also some thing i was good at.
at times i would see other dealers explaining this or that and know it was a heap of shite coming out of his mouth, in talking to such people i'd often make up dates say the wrong materials it was made of blah blah blah, and some these people would stand there and agree with me. now and again one would say "hang on there mister you got it wrong" and then i would show i did indeed know what i was on about by pointing out the shit he was using in order to con people out of their cash.
to experts non experts can sometimes be infuriating, they should know this or they should see that. lets be honest most of us haven't got more than a clue, some of us wait when we're not sure till someone else gives us a hint. i know it's one of the ways i learn, i try and see how someone else saw what they did. and now i'm ranting