Yes, both fine poems.
As for my tastes (and for transparency I must say I've been published there a few times myself (and rejected as well too)) Autumn Sky has one of the highest percentages out there of poems that reward reading. Many esteemed journals have a success rate of less than 10%, again, for me. It's sad to read whole issues of journals without connecting with a single poem, but it happens all too often. Every week I read good things in Autumn Sky that touch my imagination and life.
Those who truly love poetry can be very hard to please.
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