Hmmm. I didn't vote your post --, but looking things over, I can see why someone else might have. Let's look at the section; Perl Poetry. Well, that could mean anything. Poems about Perl, poems written in Perl, normal poems in english (or any other human language) translated to Perl, Perl programs that output poetry, poems in english (or any other human language, or computer language for that matter) about programming in Perl without actually using Perl. And that's just the off-the-top-of-my-head list.

Now here we have a poem which, while not exactly up to the standards of a Shakesperean sonnet, is at least better than many of the offerings here. And at least the attempt was made to make it look like Perl. And there's another thing about that...

This poem has one quality, intentional or not, that makes me appreciate it more than most of these; it's an excellent representation of code, even if it is somewhat inaccurate. And what else is poetry, if not a representation? It's not meant to be taken literally. Here you have a poem which uses form and structure to suggest Perl code, and attempts to convey the feeling of teaching, inspiring, and leading someone in learning the skills of life - and with the structure, you could interpret that to mean the skills of life as a Perl coder. What could be more appropriate to this site? But your only comment was to make (what appeared to be) a snide comment about the poet's coding ability.

- Ozymandias

In reply to RE: RE: RE: Father and Son (Ozymandias: Perl Poetry) by Ozymandias
in thread Father and Son by AgentKelly

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