I think a lot of poetry is silly if we’re honest. Most of the time no one knows what the hell it means - it’s inherently subjective and ambiguous and usually only the author knows. People quote poets to make themselves sound more intelligent - to demonstrate their superior understanding of the philospohical and existential. I find the poetry that is meaningful to be the poetry that’s meaning is clear, and thus probably ‘poorly written,’ to the poetry crowd - no doubt kin to the same people who stand in modern art galleries marveling at a blank canvas or a colored geometric shape. That’s just me however.
Absolutely true. Much of poetry is risking “high falutin’” language. If it “works” with a given reader, it’s poetry. If it falls flat, it’s just laughable.