Sometimes it feels a bit strange when a non-native writes so articulately since a tint of "rawness" might be expected.
Na4 lan2 xing4 de2 (sorry, I don't have access to a Chinese keyboard at this moment), the Qing dynasty Manchurian poet, writes with this rawness/freshness, and his works are among my most favorites.
I can't decide which is better.
Either way, excellent work of yours.