Mystery in Meaning

Reflecting on the thoughts of candy and medicine, I think my favorite kind of candy is the mystery in meaning found in a good poem. It is always nice to read a flowery poem that has a beautiful rhyme scheme and diction, but to take a poem apart and really get to the core of what it is about is the most rewording part to me. I enjoy a poem where I can read it ten times and with each reading discover something new hidden within the lines. I think it is important to hide the medicine both for artistic value and protection of the poet.
Poetry is such an intimate style that it is just too much to ask a poet to lay his deepest thoughts on the line. In the mystery of meaning he can protect himself, while still giving some idea to what the poem is truly about.

When I think of the medicine of a poem, I think of a profound message or statement about life actually being held within the poem. Frivolous poems can be fun, but they really can’t speak to a reader like a poem debating the truths of life and mankind. I think it is important for there to be some sweets in a poem like structure, rhyme, and metaphors. They should be used whenever possible, but never at the expense of the message itself.