[Bill Dyes]

James and Hilary;

First, thank you both for stopping by to read and comment.

James: I am very glad that your brought in the reference to Audubon.
This poem attempts to be a statement on how somenone gets their first inspiration
to pursue art (both the question & the answer).
Personally, Audubon was a first fascination for me.
Later someone remarked to me that "It was just too bad he had to kill the birds first".
I attempted to include all that as a single moment.

Hilary: I am glad that you perceive the youg boy's aloneness
and the need for connections, even imagined ones, as being alll mingled together.
This is an adult thinking back to the childhood origins and connection to art.
Maybe the Q & A is informal but maybe he has some renown
and the Q & A has a more formal setting.
That too is all mingled together.

Thanks again