Key Quotes

• The poem is in first person and could be autobiographical – “I could pick anything and think of you”.
• Uses a cliché ironically –“the chainmail glinting” and has a dreamy tone but is affectionate and humorous.
• It is a love poem filled with day to day details such as “compact disks” and “faxes” which shows it is about the realities of relationships, not “the divine”.
• The hurricane “Big Bad Floyd” has allowed her to daydream about the “worthless” boys of her past.
• “I fill this stolen time with you” suggests their relationship is happy and appreciated and the tone is reflective and thoughtful. Being content is better than great romance–it is consistent.