We’re left to imagine that the “rival” is a kind, gifted and generous person. As for the person is speaking through the poem, imagination isn’t required. This is a remarkable spoof of the self.
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I come upon a light layer of fog resting over the fairway. It is suspended at eye-level — only a few feet thick, a fragile gray band. The more distant foliage is visible both above it and beneath it. In a few minutes the morning sun will whisper the fog away.
My faithful request and admonition is that you join our company and associate with us, who are real, great, and hard-boiled sinners.