Michael Pruchnicki (9/8/2008 10:25:00 AM)
A far cry from a Hallmark card, that's for sure, despite Richard Lord's dismissal of a poem written centuries ago. 'Nicely wrought poesy, but a bad, bad poem, ' he asserts with the priggish assurance of a modern poetaster who seems unaware of his own ignorance. Too bad Lord wasn't stirred enough to write his own poem addressed to this theme for our time!
Read the poems by Lord posted on this site and make your own unbiased judgment as to his skills as a first rate poet. He may well fancy himself a latter day Dylan Thomas. |
Richard Lord (9/8/2007 10:05:00 PM)
I find this poem to be a longish and slightly more accomplished version of a Hallmark Cards sympathy card. I'd classify it as a prime example of poetasty; nicely wrought poetasty, but ultimately a bad, bad poem.
And I'd like to point out that I am a deeply committed Christian who believes in anafterlife and a heavenly state where we can be in the presncne of God and all those in the communion of saints who have gone before us. But this piece does nothing to stir me - except stir me to write this comment.
Maybe we need a poem addresed to this theme for out time. (BTW: Dylan Thomas' attempts at dealing with this theme were much better than what Wheatley gives us here.) |
Cynthia Yildirim (9/8/2007 7:41:00 PM)
whoops I guess me and Steve did not realize that your died in 1784 lol |
Cynthia Yildirim (9/8/2007 7:39:00 PM)
beautiful work here, and your poem of the day 9/8/07 congrats! |
Steve Chering (9/8/2007 7:49:00 AM)
This is very nice. well written, well thought out..keep writng. |
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