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Uncle Joe---That Is, Comrade Stalin
Uncle Joe---that is, Comrade Stalin,
who liked to shed blood by the megagallon---
demanded the total repression
of all religious and political expression
to protect the so-called Good of "The People."
Yet, over all Russia (of which, he called himself "boss"),
every surviving Church's steeple---
towering over that diminustive and bitter man---
lifted, above him, the three-barred cross,
reminded him that Another's Will
would adjust history in a short time-span;
and he would be seared in his own boiling swill.
Starward
You took one of history's
You took one of history's most telling cautionary tales and brought it into clear focus by showing us the scale, the audacity—and the folly—of one megalomaniac's ambition. With a breathtaking symbol ("the three-barred cross" that towered over the small "bitter man") you demonstrated the fate of those who dare to challenge "Another's Will".
A powerful lesson in Divine justice.
Thank you so very much. Your
Thank you so very much. Your understanding goes right to the soul of the poem, and I appreciate it very much!
J-Called