Ranger18 Apr 2006

Well, basically, this poem was meant for a very close reading. Maybe not Derrida, but approaching that level. I don't expect people to see everything I've put in here, but then again I expect there to be other readings of it which I've missed (Imp's already given one). The primary intention is to get a poem which reads well on the surface. You got that reading straight away, so the poem is successful (as long as it's enjoyable to read, of course). I am, on the other hand, interested to see what interpretations other people give this (and others of mine). If the ideas that I've consciously included come across, then the poem's even more of a triumph. If not, then I have to decide whether I can write them more clearly without disturbing the surface poetry.
Thank you for commenting though (on this, and everything else). Getting a variety of thoughts is pretty much essential if I want to write universal poems.
'In Ethel's Honor' was a top poem, by the way.