I was put off by Of the night, though I know you intended it, but I think the natural "in" better. Otherwise the extended trope of the hand was very effective. There is, by the way, a horror movie from the fifties called "The Hand." It's hilarious; a hand creeps around and strangles folks.
Rob, You are talking about the "night" and the "darkness" and I am listening to the sound of the "rainfall".(At my place now, rain is falling!} On the other "hand" : In darkness I used to walk by my mind not by my feet. Thank you Rob for a very nice poem.
I was put off by Of the night, though I know you intended it, but I think the natural "in" better. Otherwise the extended trope of the hand was very effective. There is, by the way, a horror movie from the fifties called "The Hand." It's hilarious; a hand creeps around and strangles folks.
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ReplyDeleteYou are talking about the "night" and the "darkness" and I am listening to the sound of the "rainfall".(At my place now, rain is falling!}
On the other "hand" : In darkness I used to walk by my mind not by my feet.
Thank you Rob for a very nice poem.
I stepped out from between two vans - otherwise you seem to be squashed between the two vans.
ReplyDeleteThanks folks. I wan't sure of the "of" at the beginning. And thanks, Larry, for pointing out the error.
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