*blinks in silent awe* wow...just wow! Not sure I entirely understand this, but DAMN! This is really good. One of the best I've ever read here. You should be very proud.

My god is this good. It makes me thinks of beautiful impoverished new york christmas you see in old movies; the black and white and dirt of it all, but also the love and the light and the old fashionedness and the angels. And the last stanza was amazing.

I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU. I have tears in my eyes right now and I just need to hug you or something because, just, just. This is my favorite poem, like, ever. I mean all your others are my favorites too (and actually I just spent this morning showing Yell all of my favorites of yours, which were "Candles in the Cathedral" and "Goodbye, Mr X" and "Lycanthropy: The Psychologist's Lament" etc., etc. but especially those), but this one was just. I am going to reread it right now, hold on a second.

AH. I LOVE YOU. I JUST. I am completely incoherent, Sophie, this poem is GOD. It's exactly, just, yes, perfect. Perfect! I love you. I am babbling. I love this poem LIEKWOAH.

Die you perfect genius I love you. :-P

Ah! lovely! wonderful! Beautiful and unique. I especially love the beginning. ^^