I have read that poetry was very important over the centuries but except for Ogden Nash, I haven't gotten all that interested or moved by poetry. Horace Davis conducts a group that discusses loved poems and his interest made me wonder if I should try harder to find poems I like. At the same time, I realize that current popular music is a big factor in many peoples' lives but not in mine. I have met a few instances of modern poetry that I like and savor. As I wrote earlier this year,
https://fearfunandfiloz.blogspot.com/2021/04/jesus-must-have-been-saint.html
Marie Howe's line "Jesus must have been a saint" gets several intriguing themes going in my mind at once.
The other day, I happened upon a YouTube video of the Carpenters singing The Top of the World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADwAmqQZgy8
I hadn't heard that pair nor that song for years. It was so bright and cheerful that it gave me a rush of happiness. My hard-working brain supplied a related tune that I was reminded of. It is Both Sides Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L1UngfqojI
I looked up the lyrics of both Top and Both Sides and it struck me: This is the poetry of today! Ok, not actually today but my younger years. Imaginative and uplifting and just what I need at times.
