Instead of getting angry with: Instead of getting angry with them, pray for them. Pray for their soul. Pray they'll find God in their hearts before it's too late.
Incredible title: Nothing disappoints, thereafter, either.
There horticulturalist in me especially appreciates these lines for their metaphoric value:
"Because a blossom is
Usually dependent upon
The soul of the soil is
Plotted there for growth.."
All the best, friend.
Thank you for taking such: Thank you for taking such time to both soak in the mourning and it's beauty (as you kindly define it), and to share your graceful thoughts. As always, your generous insight deserves more attention and praise than my poem, and I greatly appreciate that blessing.
Mixed bag.: I am conservative when it comes to not spending money we have to borrow. I am liberal when it comes to the rights of the accused in criminal trials. I am liberal when it comes to equal protection under the law although I do not agree with affirmative action. I am pro life because I belive that life begins at conception and unborn life should not be taken by man. For the same reason, I am against the death penalty. As a Vietnam veteran, I believe that war is an abomination. I believe this issue of raising the dent limit is bull shit as the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees the validity of the debet and right of the Government to borrow once the money is appropriated. The Demograts and Republicans have formed a circular firing squad on this issue.
Please forgive my delayed: Please forgive my delayed response. The last two days have brought excruciating pain in my shoulder, for unknown reasons, such that I could not move my right arm or hand very much. It has improved a bit today, but still hurts when I move the arm.
I thank you for your comment. As always, you understand each of my poems perfectly. But that final paragraph of your comment is soooo inspiring and superlative, and validates what I have hoped to be doing with this series---so that those young persons, and any other persons who are persecuted for who and how they love, can see that their emotions and affections and expression of those are valid, valuable, and deserve to be in Poetry.
We may have more..: We may have more in common than you think. I find as I get older, I'm not so 'liberal' on some issues as I was when I was younger. I realize we're at opposite ends of the political spectrum on most issues. Do you feel the same?
Have you drifted more towards the center on some things? I'd be curious to hear your response. Thanks.
Thank you for those kind: Thank you for those kind words. I appreciate your understanding and your own experience with that sort of thing. I had the thickness level checked just the other day, and now it is too thin. It oscillates, but I am used to it by now---I have been on blood thinners since 2007. Thanks again for commenting.