response 3 of 5:

Apr 22 21:28 UTC 1999

dan and I always seem to like the pieces that are short, simple and sometimes
weird or vague.  the picture this one paints is like one of those little
snapshots of your thoughts and your feelings.  sometimes little snapshots are
the best way to appeal to one's own thoughts and feelings.  people try so hard
to put their every emotion and thought into words, and then call it p oetry,
and sometimes it achieves that status... but other times, the least amount
said is exactly enough to fill the cup to the brim without spilling over.
<erinn is reminded of the poem she wrote called "Bubble">

response 5 of 5:

Jun 2 02:13 UTC 1999

resp:4  Julie is a cat lover, so she'll respond to any statement 
regarding Bast..

resp:2 resp:3  Agreed.  Short is good, and the assonance is a nice
spice  to an otherwise free verse.  The spacing is another wonderfully applied 
touch.  I believe the text not only makes a concrete picture of a  feather fall
in their position (not in meaning), and it sets a  predetermined pace for
reading.  e.e. cummings was a master of using  space to pace poetry and I wince
when a reader recites it in an almost  traditional meter the poem so clearly
breaks.

Give yourself a pat on the back-- this seems to be a classic among your 
works.