You are SO sweet. Yeah, I was "rocked" - good way to put it. But thank God for poetry. THEN I could take a more nuanced philosophical view like Patrick. And let it go. I'm like you - I capitalize for positive emphasis. (Note opening sentence) I keep forgetting millennials might take it the wrong way!!!! Oops.

Re stats, I avoid them like Covid. I have enough self doubt without adding a new strain via stats. You should see me when I respond to comments. I close my left eye so I can't see the claps! :)

It helps that I'm retired. I'm not viewing my poems as a money maker. One benefit amidst the manifold losses of age.