Nick,
I think we cross-posted. Anyway, sorry I missed you.
I think you are with me in the spirit of that last line. As I mentioned above, the theme has to do with an experience of aging, very much from the male perspective.
Well as for the question of whether this is lineated prose... I'm glad you asked it. Also mentioned above, my target is blank verse with lots of enjambments. That means a five or at least five-ish count line. I can go to bat for five on all of them. But there is also the consideration of line integrity, which is kind of loose. But I'm a stickler for leaving each line with as interesting a word as possible. I don't think it flops over to the prose side, but it's ... loose.
Yes, baseball is all about atmosphere and the number 3! It's naturally a great arena for poetry.
Thanks,
Rick
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