The Death Of The Familiar Comments

Enjoyed this piece. However, I'd suggest taking it easy on those italics. A well-published travel writer I knew for a while told me never to italicise in prose or poetry because the words should stand up for themselves. If one has the tone and deployment of language right, one doesn't need such gimmicks.

This is a beautiful piece Max. It has a depth to it that is quite startling. It reads like a painting in which the colours blend into each other, unnoticed.

Subtitle: Fear of the Unknown! Good writing Max, to pinpoint both the choice and the fear at the same time.

Fabulously expressed Max! I am sure many will identify with the fear involved in this exquisite poem. Thanks for sharing it, I wondered what that terrible feeling from time to time was? Smiling at you, Tai