See! Obsessing over the original pays off! I was wrong on at least two points. Very interesting find, Carl. I like the "target" in your revision.
(I still don't understand why someone would not only keep, but wear, flowers from a rejected lover, so maybe the source of the poet's tears is the beloved's non-exclusivity or distance, rather than outright rejection.)
Last edited by Julie Steiner; 04-19-2024 at 09:12 AM.
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