Congrats! I like to use Kooser' s picks when I teach workshops and will add yours to my list -- I'll tell them to keep revising.

Thanks, Sharon. Yes, revise till it hurts!

Yes, I remember this one. Fine work, Elise, and big congratulations.

Heart-rending, Elise, and lovely.

Charlotte

Thanks, everyone, for all the kind words. I'll only be famous for the rest of today, before I'm archived....