kiss again (an etheree)

[Jeffrey Gibson]

The line that bothered me most was L7 --might be a language barrier issue, but maddening is the adjective form, and I *think* you've used it as a noun because it doesn't modify anything. You could use maddeningness, but that's just an oddball of a word to me. Like I said it could be the difference of countries, not sure.

As the OED shows, maddening is also a noun:

maddening, n.
Etymology: < madden v. + -ing suffix1.

The act or fact of making or becoming mad [in the sense of "crazy" not "angry"]

1775 J. Ash New & Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl., Maddening, the act of making mad.
2001 www.salon.com 14 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) , With their repeated vague warnings of imminent terrorist attacks, our national leaders risk achieving something similar—a maddening of the country's mood.

I didn't mind so much the god's voice, because I think certain things are very transient by nature...and a really nice kiss is.

Yes, and I'm sure that people have a pretty good idea about what a god's voice is/might be like, whether they have experienced it or not. The idea is not contentless.

In any case, thanks for your kind words.

Jeffrey