07-20-2026, 07:48 AM
IMO the short lines work because there’s a reveal in each new line
The second half is not as strong as the first, true, because the crow-bread-walk sign is a hard act to follow
The “ribs and stars” is slightly cliche, but it works. Changing anything would be a whole new poem
The second half is not as strong as the first, true, because the crow-bread-walk sign is a hard act to follow
The “ribs and stars” is slightly cliche, but it works. Changing anything would be a whole new poem

