But I…etc reminds me of Rupert Brooke. Do you know him? A very good combination of two words (this is a new critical concept in my mind : that of the supreme impact that one coupling can have) is bitter fabric. It is also like 123, in some ways. fabric is supported by the f’s in fly and fingers. The 3 s’s in line 2, plus the masterly rhythm of the line, v. gd.
Gurth