Sometimes gut-reactions to a poem say more about the critter than about the work itself.
The tone of the poem embarrasses me - because of who I am and how I think and respond. It has the feel of juvenilia not because of any ineptitude on the part of poet or translator, but just because it "goes on a bit".
Thank you, Rose, for the suggestion that perhaps the poet is smiling too. I hadn't thought of that.
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