That was ambitious, using this poem to inspire you, for, upon learning of it, will not your readers compare and judge how well you have used it?

As for me, I liked it, for it reminds me of times I lived through, more than a third of a century ago. Actually, in a tiny, darkened corner of my soul, that me who used to dream still waits.

Have you heard him read his poem? If not, here is a link:

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