I love a song that upon first hearing makes no bloody sense at all. I always ask myself, what is the bard thinking? Case in point, and this is purely personal, John Prine's " Jesus, The Missing Years".

It's not an 'old' song, and I like it very much, but I'll be darned if I can explain it. The studio version is quite nice, but he does a live version, full of audience response, and laughter that I cannot fathom. Have I just lost my grip on the public's taste? Or, are they laughing at something that I don't understand? Who decides?

No Thomas, I don't think you are out of place asking this question. I think we are talking about poetry here. And all I know about poetry is that no two people will interpret it the same way, and it will impact your life differently than it does mine.

I also think that this will be a good thread.

Clifton