Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Context? CCLXXII

I was only half-listening to the DJ or guest reciting her poetry over music today, but I thought I heard her say, "To our children, a golden burger!"

Possibilities abound.  Did the poet imply that some parents are inclined to spoil their children?  Was she suggesting that her children's exemplary behavior and achievements make them worthy of life's special treats? Or, and this is a distinct possibility with some poetry, were her words simply random gibberish onto which listeners could project their own misguided meanings?

Then again, she might just have been reading someone's will.