Gail, you made me laugh. Yes, I think we all can agree that we wouldn't be able to enjoy the beauty of the night in the same way if we knew we'd be blown apart in a few minutes. It's a beautifully put-together sonnet, so I don't think it spoils it for most readers to have that pragmatic answer to the question lingering in the background. L4-5 was the only place where I noticed an awkwardness of syntax and punctuation. The moonlight as harpoon is a particularly nice metaphor.
Susan
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