This is a real poem from a poetry book- what do u think it means
I never met a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But i can tell you anyhow,
I`d rather see than be one.
2006-07-27 06:38:25 · 11 answers · asked by fringefan1 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
he doesnt like purple or cows....
VEry closed minded individual believing that because he has never seen or exp. it, it must not be good.
2006-07-27 07:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm an old woman, and that poem was around when I was in elementary school. It was one of THE BIG things to go around saying. Years later, I came across an article about the purple cow and the man who wrote it (I can't recall his name), but the article stated that he also wrote this little verse because the purple cow was so constantly recited. This other verse attributed to him in that long ago article is:
Ah, yes, I wrote the purple cow;
I'm sorry now I wrote it.
But I will tell you anyhow,
I'll kill you if you quote it.
Back then, we could joke about stuff like killing, and we knew that no one really meant any harm. (and it's not unusual for me to commit such silly things to memory :)
We also went around chanting:
The bell rung, the bell rung,
Teacher got her tail hung.
and
School's out, school's out
Teacher let the monkeys out.
and how about this
Glory, glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a ruler
I hit her in the bean with
a rotten tangerine
And her teeth went marching
down her throat.
As I said, it was all in fun. Back then, we could say things like that because no one ever really would have hurt the teacher or the principal. And the worst thing we ever did to each other was to push each other down on the playground...accidentally, of course :)
2006-07-27 07:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by G H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It rhymes nicely, but why the use of "one" as a rhyming device twice? It has bit of syncopated rhythm. And I guess, for an age appropriate text book, it is quite clever.
What it means to me is that the observer, having never seen a purple cow, would prefer not to be a purple cow. Could it be read as a metaphor for not wanting to be ‘different’ and ‘weird’? I guess so.
2006-07-27 06:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by CP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has two meanings. The rather trite meaning that it's better to see someone in pain than be in pain, or purple cows are funny looking and it's better to see something funny than be the funny thing yourself.
2006-07-27 07:02:44 · answer #4 · answered by Geoff K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kinda cute ..It means that he would rather SEE a purple cow than BE a purple cow. LOL
2006-07-27 06:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by verdes0j0s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'purple cow' could refer to anything wrong with the writer who would rather see someone else suffering from the problem than himself.............. (nothing deep or mystical)...........
2006-07-27 06:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
deep meaning are sexy-purple cow mean a organ which give satisfation---the poet has no wife -he is unable to gey a women-----but he hoping that in book store he will get some one
2006-07-27 06:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely that he doesn't want to be an oddball. He'd rather fit into the crowd than stand out.
2006-07-27 06:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by mickey.jayyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's old as the hills. It doesn't mean anything in particular, it's just a silly poem from long ago.
2006-07-27 06:42:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lmaoo "Love me, contact me, experience my manhood" And on your question; no, she will be able to no longer sleep with you because you wrote POEM it is not any longer very solid to be straightforward. thanks for the chortle though.
2016-10-15 06:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋