I am realizing that I arrived at the same last lines as a three-line poem by Issa, which also ends and yet, and yet! In a three-line poem, that’s almost half a poem! It makes me uncomfortable, actually–I feel like i need to change my poem … though the and yet is exactly what I want to say …
Ah, that last line.
Small poem, big smile on my face.
I am realizing that I arrived at the same last lines as a three-line poem by Issa, which also ends and yet, and yet! In a three-line poem, that’s almost half a poem! It makes me uncomfortable, actually–I feel like i need to change my poem … though the and yet is exactly what I want to say …
You did mention it was after Issa, so that homage feels legit to me.
the more I read this, the more power it has! THAT is poetry!
Carol, you make my day. over and over.
I think you might have a series of these without worrying about copying since you credited Issa in the beginning.