Hello! Wallflower here with a quick review
I absolutely loved this poem!! This poem was so lovely and simple and comforting, and the personification of the boat, the imagery of just you and the boat alone on a vast sea - it's absolutely lovely. I especially loved the second stanza - it really just Made the poem for me, especially this line:
Maybe the boat was singing
its salty rickety song
Absolutely gorgeous!! This combo of personification and imagery is so beautiful. I've never heard a song described as "salty" or "rickety". I think if I put this stanza in my mouth it would taste very good.
Also, questions!
1. I would read this to myself, probably, most of all. I often feel overwhelmed (like a person lost at sea) and this poem makes this terrifying hugeness comforting.
2. This poem put me in a calm and even reverent mood. I wanted to be there with them at sea.
3. A very simple boat, almost just a lifeboat (like the ones in Titanic). Small, just me and a boat and maybe some food provisions so I don't die.
Overall, this poem was absolutely lovely and I have no critiques! Have a lovely day
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