Onlyness

It's good to see you posting again.

Evocative piece. It conjures places I've spent too much time in.

This poem succeeds so well, for me, primarily in it's brevity. I think it is essential to the topic. The rhyme, likewise, is a wonderful echo for the "music only I hear". Choosing a rhyme with "ear" is subtle but very effective in being soft enough and phonetic enough to make your point for you. (did that make sense? It did to me.)

Mostly, it just feels so true and relatable that I wonder how I never read these words before because I already know it.

Yes, this is a very successful poem. Always great to read something by you.

This is powerful, William. The first stanza in particular will haunt me.

Best poem I've read today!

Love this, William. Excellent.

Like it very much William. One has to have experienced it to get into it.