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Yes kind sir, that was the: Yes kind sir, that was the challenge of the subject matter, to allow for a manageable collection of information where there are so many and sometimes conflicting bits of data and to elect the ones that bring enough leeway to flex and still be in keeping with the general understanding of events which hopefully brings a thought process that could host even the opposing or incongruent views in the one poem.   Having thus said, these fanatics could be or could be likened to the parabalani who were loyal helpers that were employed by the ruling power to help with the terminally ill and dying. That fanaticism went beyond euthanasia at some point and even became a "secret" force to carry out assassinations in the interest of the security of state. A second supporting idea  to fanaticism is that having divested her of her clothing within the temple grounds whe was dismembered and her body parts were dragged/paraded around the districts of Alexandria before being brought together at a funeral pyre to purify the city of all the evils she was purported to have brought in her life's work.

Victim Poems: My "editor", and subject for most of my poems believes this is a victim poem and thinks I can get beyond the blame frame. I do see the your fault finger pointing in this poem but I still like this one. He just might be too vested in the subject lol.

One Church. The Orthodox: One Church. The Orthodox Church ☦️

There is that sense of the: There is that sense of the land and a distinct feeling of the golden age of travel about a train journey. That has been captured here quite elegantly. Nothing quite like seeing how we get there!

Beautiful poem, and that: Beautiful poem, and that second quatrain will, I am sure, come back to me more than once when I enter that final twilight before homegoing.

Your kindness, advice and: Your kindness, advice and appreciation has provided so much motivation and encouragement that without your support, several of my posts would never have seen the light of day. I'll never tire of expressing my gratitude, towering Poet of wisdom and light. 

This hypnotic and hauntingly: This hypnotic and hauntingly eloquent spill of words illustrates time's passage, then lands on a note that I interpret as rebirth or the timelessness of the written word.   The variety and deep insight of your collection is astounding.