Alan, this is a great idea for a discussion forum and I hope to learn much here.
Jerry's crit of Frost's poem is excellent. I know Frost considered his words with great care, so the fact that he wrote it would lend this poem more weight than it seems to merit on the surface. But if it had been written by one of us, I'd have a couple of comments to add to Jerry's.
Satin is anything but rigid. And line 13,
What but design of darkness to appall?--- wouldn't get past the first round of critique.
Still, you can tell a poet has been here. Wonder how long it took him to decide between morning right and morning rite.
Carol
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