Saturday, November 21, 2015
No Dark Invitation Comments
Rating: ★5.0
The dark shall come on its own.
So please, only dim the light
a bit, that I may yet see
the flowers' blooms in vases
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William Coyne
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3/10/2026 12:00:20 PM # 1.0.0
Solemn, somber wording that reminded me of Robert Frost...........10
Frost is a prominent influence whenever I struggle with verses. I was also imagining a scene from Plato's Phaedo when Socrates is gently rebuking the tearful crowd of friends. Along with this was Dylan Thomas' Do not go gently into that good night, but from the viewpoint of the one leaving. I had some trouble with the first verse in the third stanza until I came across Emily Dickinson's poem. I lifted the line since it answered all the difficulty.