The Weeping Widow: Sad and Evocative

"This poem is a quick read, but one that pulls you in with the strong feeling emitted by the first four lines. From those lines alone, you know the tone and atmosphere of the rest of the poem: the sadness, and the strong image of the weeping widow, which you assume will grow stronger as you read on. The rest of the poem delivers on this, and continues to return to the concept of the writer watching on, unable to save or help the weeping widow and blaming themselves; this pulls the reader in and makes them feel like they themselves are watching the weeping widow. Punctuation is used sparingly in this, but I'm not sure if that's on purpose. Where punctuation is actually used, it gives that line a lot of "punch" and makes it stand out, naturally emphasizing it. There are generally commas within the lines where they need to be, although they're missing in a couple spots I myself would have added them (such as "Me, a viewer that can't sooth her tears"). There are also a couple lines I found took me out of the story, like "Her full pouty lips now wear an eternal frown". Overall, I really liked this piece and loved the imagery! So sad and almost spooky."