Thank you, stellar Poet, for: Thank you, stellar Poet, for the honor of your presence; that alone is gratifying, but I was particularly moved by your breathtaking view of my work and the fact that you narrowed your focus to the heart of my message.
You made my day!
I was delighted by the: I was delighted by the deftness of your creation: the way your cunning metaphor is carried on a stride of lilting meter, not unlike the pulse of our lives in the hands of a rambling “panhandler”.
A brilliant look at our relentless captor.
The neck up brought me back: The neck up brought me back to that old movie where the mad scientists wife got decapitated in a car accident. For me, it's my belly that's not cooperating, dieting or otherwise
Brought me back to that let: Brought me back to that let down when dad clinically explained how horses to be useful and happy needed to be broken in... I felt broken down and he totally missed the mark there. I lost my love of horses and developed an allergy to horse hair. Lol.