[Yves S L]

Julie,

My interpretation of the current climate is of millions of people thinking the same things, of people not saying stuff that other people have not already said, of people being put into boxes and acting like the boxes are real. In this vehement disagreement there is not caring for other people's feelings, which undercuts leftist folk who think they are fighting for the oppressed, and rightist folk who think they are more "real world".

But to match your point, I did not get the impression that anything new was being attempted. I interpreted the poem as writing in style, and I did not think myself experienced enough to comment on 16th century (thanks Mark) style. N. Matheson is obviously more experienced then I am in that style, because I could not sustain the style myself.

N. Matheson,

You have smoothed out the rhetoric of the final four lines, but I still think that you are struggling to make use of Glenn's suggestion, in that the final lines don't quite land. While dabbling and playing a little, I also could not find lines that nicely scan, so, yeah, it is a puzzle.