"That I had wooed not as I should a creature made of clay - When the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawn of day"
When I come across those words I think of putting someone on a pedestal and idolizing her, and then finding that she had feet of clay, and of course, the narrator finds this in himself, too. I don't think it's some kind of poet's conceit.
By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.
By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.
* Click on the linked number with * to view the thread split into pages (click "d" for chronologically descending).
By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.
By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.
sj