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Jai's avatar

well done Henry, I enjoyed that.

Really looking forward to The Whitsun Weddings. No pressure mate.

John Timpane's avatar

I dearly cherish these poems. (I) is eminently memorable, image-wealthy and clever.

Paul Drexler's avatar

Do keep this up! I suspect public readings of classic poems are a key to any poetic revival. And a finely executed pause for the final word.

Portia's avatar

Happy Easter to you, Henry, and all your readers!

John Timpane's avatar

Beautifully read

Rafaela Kottou's avatar

Very much enjoyed this! I love this line: "The milky way, the bird of Paradise". Of course there's the cosmic grand Milky Way but then there's also the milkiness, the nourishment, and then we fall to the ground, to the bird in the Garden