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Original poem reprinted online here: "A Moment" by Philip Schultz Originally read: February 24, 2013 More information about the Poet: Philip Schultz   So past me isn't too nice about this poem.  Past me wrote notes like, "overly sincere and sentimental" with a whole bunch of arrows pointing to it.  Also notes like, "too predictable and overboard sentimental" with the final lines of the poem. I don't think this is a bad poem though.   It's kind of weird to write after rereading the poem a couple of times and trying to figure out the poem and what past me wrote about the poem.   To start, I should write this is a definition poem.  Past me wrote, "each sentence works as a definition" for "A Moment."  The speaker has the opportunity to recalibrate the definition through many different proofs and situations.  I think my disappointment comes with the  overuse of generalizations that turns the definitions into glib philosophies tha...