This is an excellent poem,: This is an excellent poem, and you deploy the metaphor of music quite well. The center of the poem is in the lines "And plucking joy from the air / A glorious spiritual liturgy / How beautiful now since we've learned to pray . . ." And the last four lines shows the effect of the process described in the poem's center. The hopefulness conveyed in this poem is like a cup of cool water in the scorching heat of the desert of our squabbles and despairs in this difficult time.
There is comfort that it is: There is comfort that it is deemed so by an esteemed reader. Thoughts are less that half a penny cheap, even to the most intimate of relations. Thank you for indicating so.
Oh wow, intense scenario.: Oh wow, intense scenario. Curious too because of language the old British classic films mix in with the samurai celluloid masterpieces. That is totally the reader's conceiving.
It's curious how deep down we: It's curious how deep down we all know this feeling and episode and how invariably different for each one this journey may be. "barfed up bite" That image stands out and reminds me of the allusion of the proverbial dog returning to its vomit.
I'm always left humbled and: I'm always left humbled and breathless by your comments that hit the mark with stunning precision and beauty. Thank you so much for reading and understanding the nuances of this poem that was an anniversary gift a lifetime (or so it seems) ago.
My deepest gratitude, fine Poet.