Norm milliken - I used to tell my students that sometimes there is a single line in a poem that is worth the reading alone. I like all your piece, but that last line took away my breath for a second.
Colleen Sperry - first let me say, I really enjoyed this poem... I loved your word choices such as "I breathed to touch/a mist of blushes" and "I made you/from thoughts before words"....
its probably just me and my own ignorance but I wasn't clear about the meaning of "on white Parnassus"... I have this feeling that I'm missing something wonderful there!
U668857 - Many thanks, Norm and Colleen. I'm glad you've picked up on that reference to Parnassus. I incorporate it in common with the age-old usage to refer to the Muse or realm of the Muses, and in general to reinforce the mythology underlying the piece - think Robert Graves "The White Goddess" and you'll get my drift...BRgds.,Alan.
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