cozy apologia

• context: set against the arrival of the hurricane Floyd, Dove is an American poet married to the writer Fred
• structure: first stanza Dove uses the cliched image of a knight in shining armour. last stanza Dove ends with how happy she is with her everyday ordinary life/relationship
• "i could pick anything and think of you" - first person, suggests this is autobiographical. 'anything' suggests everything in her life has memories of being with her husband
• "i fill this stolen time with you" - poem ends with Dove having an appreciation of this 'stolen time'. implies she's grateful to have time to sit and think about her relationship