David,
Quite right. We have sinned. The problem with this form is that there are very few "masterly" poems--I except Thomas Hardy and Sam Gwynn. We can get too respectful of warm soup. We recognise "Mastery" in our water. I think we were moved to post our own because despite attempts to be respectful there wasn't much of substance to respect. We all thought "I can do this".
We are often in danger of too much respect to something published on paper. We sanctify it by suggesting that we see subtleties and profundities which the less observant have missed. I think natural forces were at work in this thread.
best,
Janet
[This message has been edited by Janet Kenny (edited January 30, 2005).]
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