The poem is gorgeous. It begins with an almost childlike feel.. "star bright, star light," but then morphs into an almost eerie transistion of painful memories and fairy tale feelings. I also read the author's note and I can relate. It's amazing what one small moment in life can spark in a person's mind. The death of the bunny, which you relate also to your grandfather, only serves to make me think of a quote - "Every life impacts someone, even if they never knew you."

konichiwa

This was a beautiful poem, and I'm sorry about what happened to Fang. A couple of weeks ago, a few friends of mine and I were taking a walk (during gym class). We saw a bird that's hip was misplaced and both feet were standing out at odd angles. I brought him home to take him to a wildlife clinic, but he died the next morning. Basically, I know how you feel (not to mention Fluffy died a few weeks ago -- my snake). It won't feel so bad as time goes on. (Sorry, that sounds corny.)

Zaijen
-Shan-