tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post7196951576126726523..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: David Norris writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-52414855635968832502015-08-02T03:57:01.154-07:002015-08-02T03:57:01.154-07:00Although this is "free verse, it is not as fr...Although this is "free verse, it is not as free as it appears. Structurally it uses a subtle inverse imagery to emphasize its purpose. It starts with FLOWERS and ends with ROSES; from flowers it goes to PILLOW, before roses it makes the BED; the second stanza LAUGHS and cannot NAME, the third stanza is both LAUGHING and KNOWING. And thus we understand the poem.DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com