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I can quite easily echo the other two have commented about on this poem, though I think it is more on the verge of being truly excellent and complete. It is a rare moment in when the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

A very small nit-picky suggestion I have is perhaps "full of obligation/to the nocturnals" would work better. I also wonder if there's a way you can bring the third and fourth stanza together more, maybe something like...

 

i call you out to see,

unable to remember a night so clear

or stars more obedient,

going on about perfection

and joy in a rare moment

 

Also... "you gently remind me/the ice cream is melting," --which is another nitpick.

 

Even if you don't do anything more to it, it's a great little write. Also, love the reflection of the title.

 

-Emeya

 

by Emeya on Mar. 24 2008