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Jordan Denari Duffner's avatar

Beautiful and resonant. Reminded me of a lyric in an album I love by I'm With Her: "But I got a nose like a dog in the woods and love like a mountain laurel"

Sr. Dorcee's avatar

You did him proud.

Eric Cyr's avatar

Lovely, and well done. I love Hopkins. You captured a lot of his play with the sounds and shifting meaning of language in your own poem.

Jennifer Lapcinski's avatar

This is beautiful Billy.

Love you tons💜