This poem is an intentionally small scale masterpiece, but it is masterfully composed. I really like the opening two lines of each stanza with the repeated pattern. Each one made me stop the think about the distinction being drawn. And the stanzas' last line with the progression of TOMORROW, YESTERDAY, etc.is so perceptive. This is a gem of a lyric poem. You compress so much meaning in the fewest possible words! !
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This poem is an intentionally small scale masterpiece, but it is masterfully composed. I really like the opening two lines of each stanza with the repeated pattern. Each one made me stop the think about the distinction being drawn. And the stanzas' last line with the progression of TOMORROW, YESTERDAY, etc.is so perceptive. This is a gem of a lyric poem. You compress so much meaning in the fewest possible words! !