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“The edges pull at the particles of my skin like grasshopper feet – no, like locusts – and it feels good till I see that I’ve been smitten by the lord and I suck my finger for relief.” This is worth the price of admission alone, I think. Great description there. I like this a lot. It’s well-written and reads just as well. When it goes into the part where it looks like a poem, the line breaks are appropriately placed and helps put emphasis where emphasis belongs. The only things I see that nee...

The simple rhymes in your work lend themselves well, I think, to children’s poetry. There’s nothing profound (unlike your hound, apparently) here, but it’s cute. With some good illustration, I could see this on the children’s book shelf. Beyond that, I can’t say much. It’s an ode to your dog.