02-11-2011, 06:09 AM
This poem is so outside the way I write poems myself that I doubt I can offer any actual critique; I'd just be fumbling in the dark. But I can say I enjoyed this very much; the sheer eloquence and floridness here made me smile, and the line "Shadows tickle lampposts’ toes" was beautifully unique. I somewhat envy it, in fact
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe