Hi Mikaela , Thank you that for liking the poem and for your nice words.Yes ,I am the author of it. I never copy or use other people's work to re - post on the internet or to make public. In fact this is already my 4th poem , that I have put on here.Some years ago I placed 2 on here. One was in a temporary folder , that has been removed.And the other I added to a reply to someone. Some weeks ago , I added it again to a reply to someone here. But I may post it as a separate post. Several times people have advised me to "officially register them " for copyright.I did had a look on how to do that. Will check what the right steps are. As you have noticed , at the end I did put my name [Eric] [ c ] and the date/month/year , when I wrote it. Now I also have added the word " copyright " How are you today ? I wish you a good spirit and a positive peace of mind. Take care Eric