The naysayers are taking this way too seriously; even being called "crap" is much harsher than it deserves. At worst it should be greeted by a shrug. Anyway, it's just a little jeu d'esprit. In a book that contains mostly the sort of stuff John is posting, sure, I'd pause and contemplate this for a bit. Don Paterson knows what he's doing and Rain has a poem that's just a blank page--if it bores you, or seems cliche, just ignore it, there are other good poems in the book. This one is, as Bill says, touching in its way, & a neat idea. Plus I like the way the breves shift before your eyes from smiley faces to closed eyes (/sleepy faces) and back. It seems like a happy dream. It's cute.
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