yeah, Sherry, hard to kick that song...
thanks for encouraging words about poem...
Tom

enjoyed your poem tom!

esp. the line: 'dogs know you want a wag' - wonder if it cannot be: dog knows you want a wag?

a very valid point against love at first sight: What dog, child, lover loved
you at first sight, before you helped with food, words, touch

i think the poem should end at: hey look a flamingo.

Thanks for both ideas, Rashmi. I will go back and consider them. Tom

I enjoy reading Stevens but never quite got this poem.