08-30-2017, 07:19 PM
Hi Claire,
I read your poem yesterday - several times - and again this morning. Because of its form and rhyme I find it quite appealing. I see you hiding behind a teddy bear, so I think you're likely much younger than me (70, entering my second year of retirement). But, you've been able to describe many of the feelings I have as time passes.
Regarding the title: The phrase "really maybe possibly" establishes a quest for the answer to a question. So, I've thought it could be entitled "Age, just a Number?"
The last line has been discussed. For me, who nightly watches the local news on TV, I can often find something, that I would want to avoid, which reminds me of a young vs old reality. If it were my poem, I would probably write "From those who look too young to report the weather"
Cheers,
MJW
I read your poem yesterday - several times - and again this morning. Because of its form and rhyme I find it quite appealing. I see you hiding behind a teddy bear, so I think you're likely much younger than me (70, entering my second year of retirement). But, you've been able to describe many of the feelings I have as time passes.
Regarding the title: The phrase "really maybe possibly" establishes a quest for the answer to a question. So, I've thought it could be entitled "Age, just a Number?"
The last line has been discussed. For me, who nightly watches the local news on TV, I can often find something, that I would want to avoid, which reminds me of a young vs old reality. If it were my poem, I would probably write "From those who look too young to report the weather"
Cheers,
MJW