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Kim.....I am delighted in the fact you continue to increase your knowledge of poetry. The wonders and enjoyment of understanding are enriched by knowledge.
Serenity........How nice of you to say the things you do. I liken the confusion one feels when trying to find the exact phrase or word to the absence of his or her Muse.
Terence........Thanks for your input and Yes....I know about the repetition of ebb and ebbs and also know it is not wise to use the same or seemingly same word twice in a single stanza. That word seemed to fit so well in both instances I chose to leave them as is. change would require basically rewriting the entire stanza. In the case of this poem I have used the word ebb as a noun and the word ebbs as a verb, therefore it means two different things. Also of note, the stanza already contains the word receding. As for the word "dimmering", you are also correct in saying it is not truly a word in the sense I have used it, but in truth refers to a simple dimmer switch to control output of lumens. I picked the word up from one of Kipling's poems, where he wrote a line: "As the shape of a corpse dimmers up through deep water". Years ago I had committed much of his writings to memory and the use of that word in such a manner just seems to explain the situation so sweetly, I absconded it. Thank you for your comments.
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