Doug,
I admire the way in which the diction so often contradicts itself (even while internally rhyming) to yield the dominant image of a chaotic onslaught. Looking up the definition of nacre and being surprised by mother of pearl summed up for me the terribly ironic progression.
Barry
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:18:31 -0600, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>& so died a myriad
> not well done that
>so many undone by plans
> to save thus
>they must suffer so much
> destruction fell
>falling white nacre
> from the unforgiving sky
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