Poetry

I'm not much of a poetry fan, although I went through a phase as an adolescent. Still, I do find some poetry interesting. What is really interesting, though, is to see my son get excited about poetry. I think he is finally reaching an age where he is interested in looking beyond literal meanings. I remember taking a class in high school called, "Truth, Love, and Beauty." We explored each theme through stories and poems. One of the poems we read was Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn and I loved it. I remember that feeling of looking beyond the words and feeling like I had accomplished something. It's nice. I doubt my son will ever become a scholar of English, but having the experience of analyzing a poem is still good practice.