The thoughts and meditation,: The thoughts and meditation, the peace and hope that ripple forth and onward from this prayer slash declaration both brings God the glory and rehearses the inner person in the blessings that follow.
A "lavender scare," that does: A "lavender scare," that does raise the proverbial eyebrow and calls for a look into. Lavender in my head is a soothing and healing plant with medical qualities.
Inrterestingly sad and to: Inrterestingly sad and to "peddle" sadness without offering a sliver of hope is a shade darker it would seem than direct condemnation. Self-condemnation is the worst of all that even direct condemnation from others cannot unseat.
I second that. My spouse,: I second that. My spouse, who, in 2016, thought that Trump was the answer to everything, now believes---based upon his behavior both during his presidency and afterward---that he is the answer to nothing except his own sociopathic interests. Even his daughter and son-in-law did not want to be participatory in the recent announcement of his candidacy. I have some aquaintances (used to be friends, used to play euchre with us often; but dropped us when we did not join them in their support of the Innkeeper) who believe that Trump is a figure of Biblical proportions. I think that is absoluely true when once considers that the Apostle Saint John tells us that there are many antichrists out and about: and I think Trump qualifies as one of them.
Forgive me for making a: I just want to reiterate how well you have handled the material in such a brief space, and I sure do look forward to more of this from you.
There is that element of loss: There is that element of loss and also the element of relationship. It can be read with both involved as such as its primary theme but it is also hoped that it lends itself to other meanings. Many things for your generous read and response.
While I cannot speak of the: While I cannot speak of the emotion in the poem, as that seems, to me, to be rather private (and I want to respect that), I applaud the triplet stanzas and the rhyme scheme within them.