Floyd: thanks. It was an experiment, I'm glad it seems to have worked. Let's see what the future brings :-)

B. D. Thomas: yes, very valid points. I'll see what I can do to try out your advice, I think it's spot on. Thank you!

Janice and Bud: thank you. The poem is, I find, stunning, so it was nice to work on it, though not the easiest of tasks at times. Wish more people would know of him :-) Anyway, glad to hear that my little experiment sounded good to you! :-)

TuneMonger: I do agree. Perhaps a slower delivery may have worked. I just wanted a) to switch it up a little, and b) not to wallow. I thought that, if I give it a slower tempo, it'll sound like a dirge, haha ;-) so I thought better to go for an unexpected angle. But I'll reflect on it and see if I can do a slower version, perhaps? Thanks :-)

Thanks, all, again!

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