Nietzsche

Why do people equate long poems with masterpieces? Emily Dickinson is a great poet and she wrote nothing but short poems.

Of course, there is the cumulative effect.

I prefer the short ones because of my affliction: ADD. Doesn't mean I like all short ones, but I do like this one. *

Love the closing. ***

Thanks, everyone. Dickinson wrote epics with four lines.

I'll echo that the brevity works well here. It feels complete.

Perfect.*

Thanks, Emily and Amanda

Excellent antidote to April and all that budding green and the mad dash of squirrels.

Love that last line. And the one before it echoing the quote. I love it all.

Thanks Gary and Emily

sometimes I am a dark forest.*

Me too, Tim

Love where you've taken that quote.*

Thanks, Gary

*, John. I like this...a lot.

Thanks, David

Forces the reader to reflect- turn inward. Fine work.

Thanks, Sam

Very good work John!

Thanks, Meg

Such an interesting take on Nietzsche, John! That opening line ("If I am a dark forest"...) opens up worlds.

Thanks, Bill

Majestic - one of those poems any honest poet will admit to being jealous of. ;)

*Whew. Straight to my heart, here.

Thanks, Neil and Nonnie