One day a poet was requested to interpret an especially peculiar and obscure passage within one of his own poems. His response was “at the time that I was writing that particular verse, only God and myself knew its meaning. Now it is only God who knows. What does the poet mean by his answer?
1. The poet has forgotten the meaning of his own words.
2. Poets do not often know where their creative inspiration comes from.
3. Most people cannot understand poetry.
4. God is much wiser than people are.
