But, in that quick read-through, I can tell that Arthur Smith is talented. I love these phrasing and the images. They are neat and they bring to mind a place - the mountains of Appalachia. I love the way this poem sounds when read aloud. It just flows.
I don't know who Zeno (in the title) is supposed to be. I wonder if it's a person he knows or if it is a Greek/Roman archetype.
I wish I had more time to look into this poem. To see what it is trying to say. I will, hopefully, return to it. However, even with my cursory view I'm impressed. This poem is clever and well written. I feel like burrowing into it.
Favorite line: "Someone always is, but this one's / One of his, / And the difference / Is"
