What type of Poem is Ask Me by William Stafford?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

It's pretty philosophical, I'd say.

Here are some other people's interpretations and impressions of it.

Related to hope and love; http://faith2hope2love.wordpress.com/200...

Related to death: http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/psychology/250_u...

And the brief comments accompanying the poem here in the posting for April 20, 2007 "And More April Poetry":
http://inkidink.blogspot.com/

Finally, this site about Stafford: Click on Resources and follow the links of interest to you.
http://www.williamstafford.org/...