09-18-2025, 10:08 PM
Actually, I count 27 repetitions, but who's counting?
Seriously, the basic (daily) poem is well written, evocative, and descriptive. Wonder if the 27 reps is an actual count, as from a diary or log book.
The device of using a small font may have been due to Word™, which sometimes does such things. If it's intended, the idea of giving the poem a sort of graphic shape the reader must work to turn into words may have merit.
Personally, I don't care for either device. But I can certainly see the point, and sympathize with the author's trying to get the reader to feel the ennui of non-combat misery. It's a worthy effort.
Seriously, the basic (daily) poem is well written, evocative, and descriptive. Wonder if the 27 reps is an actual count, as from a diary or log book.
The device of using a small font may have been due to Word™, which sometimes does such things. If it's intended, the idea of giving the poem a sort of graphic shape the reader must work to turn into words may have merit.
Personally, I don't care for either device. But I can certainly see the point, and sympathize with the author's trying to get the reader to feel the ennui of non-combat misery. It's a worthy effort.
Non-practicing atheist