I find it hard to come across: I find it hard to come across writing that has a fresh take on christian redemption. But this write (and struggle) of yours comes off completely and sincerely as your own. The authenticity many intend and wish to express, you quite successfully do.
If you are okay with it, the: If you are okay with it, the staff might be wise to all come in and take notes next time you have to go through that. Your calm, in addition to the valuable tips your direct experience can provide the nurses, is worth observing. My dad having gone through this, but not being able to give direction on his own for much of that time, I have seen that many nurses just don't get enough, for lack of better words, hands on training before they are out there doing these critical jobs.
All the best to you, through your days.
I can pick up the beat in the: I can pick up the beat in the lyrics, very well. A very nice potential juxaposition between the note lengths in the verse versus the chorus. I like it.
I haven't heard this song of: I haven't heard this song of theirs, but really love these two lines from the chorus:
"Open wide for all the shit they feed you
While the tv defecates."
Ain't that the truth. Not said it a pretty way, but said in a pretty necessary way. Great word play.
Stopped in to read this one: Stopped in to read this one again. The way you speak of the words flowing out of you is quite on display in the poem. The fluidity is outstanding.
Love Those Vikings!: .
The god-sagas are many and wondrous. Kerosene? Okay. The tales of Ragnar Lothbruk were mesmerizing! The best yet attempt to film the pantheon of gods and belief systems. Great poem - flavor and tone balanced. .
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"sun- lit moon" - bravo! Someone should do a tv comedy (not spoof) series about Norse gods. Be a hoot! Lots of material to draw from. Consultant in Norse mythology needed.
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Lady A
Beaming with the highest: Beaming with the highest wisdom and a source of reassurance that, ultimately, all is right with the universe because Love is in control as "Power and kindness" are "entwined". There's no guidance more pure, indisputable and transformative. With elegant clarity, you strike straight at the heart of our existence: why we are here.
You captured, with evocative: You captured, with evocative visuals, pounding rhythm and tumbling structure, all the breathtaking drama of a storm, from the first ominous stirrings to the return to light: the "sparkling grains like diamonds". An impressive depiction of nature's fury and promise.
Thank you very much for the: Thank you very much for the prayers. I received the best of care in a different ER this time---further from my home, but much newer, and much more oriented toward an outcome that is more than just resolving the immediate problem. They also gave me the first of my two Covid vaccine injections as an additional service.
I am grateful for the encouragement in your comment. This series of poems will actually feature several subjects or genres, and will be scattered among a couple of different sections of my poems. I know that sounds very pompous, and I do not mean it to be; I just cannot explain it any other way.
I hope and pray you're: I hope and pray you're feeling better. Looking forward to seeing where this amazing idea will take you. It's always a pleasure to witness another poetic symphony take form. God bless you.