[David Callin]

Originally Posted by Jim Moonan

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Now that David brings it up, I, too, think "bows" is not quite right and startles me for a split second into thinking it's a gesture of some sort indicating something other than shortness of breath. I think the one word that best describes that movement is "bends".

I still cling to my objection to "bows", Glenn - and I agree with Jim that "bends" is the more appropriate word - but I concede that the former is more attractive than the latter. So it's a tricky one.

I still like the poem. (And I am a returning commenter too. I'm not sure what you should read into that. Maybe that the poem is successful enough to bring people back to it, even with such trifling points as mine.)

Cheers

David