As ever, thank you: As ever, thank you kindly.
I'm grateful that the poem lived up to your generous expectations. I started out with these three lines coming to me:
"so you impale yourself on the shed exoskeletons of demons
who parasitized your only captive audience -
your hope and better angels and flew off"
I really felt something possibly worthwhile lay in those lines, and the rest of the poem sprouted out in every direction from there.
Thank you, again. My apologies for not getting back to you sooner, my friend. All the best to you.
We can all only hope not to: We can all only hope not to wilt away, merely brushed by or brushed away, petals knocked off by the winds of dismissal and disregard.
I feel rather silly for: I feel rather silly for having missed this magnificent poem the first time around. Please forgive me carelessness. This is a beautiful poem, and the words dance lightly rather than plod heavily across the screen/page.
Reading this, I now realize: Reading this, I now realize it is one of the best summaries of the poetic vocation that I have ever read. In its comprehension of the large purpose of poetry, your words are textbook-perfectl
There are few comments more: There are few comments more gratifying than being assured that one's work is relatable. Your understanding and appreciation is always a huge honor. Thank you, luminous Poet, for taking me to a higher place on this difficult day. Brightest blessings.