I am humbled by your kind: I am humbled by your kind comments on this poem. The person to whom it is dedicated bears the same name as my very Beloved friend at college, and this to me was a significant reason in the dedication, which came to mind before the poem was even finished. Thank you so much for your comments.
Revisiting this because I was: Revisiting this because I was distracted last night and unable to give these words of gold the analysis they deserved.
If the Almighty were to give a poet an assignment to create the most effective invitation to a celebration of comfort, healing and ultimate peace, you would be up to the task and these would be the winning words. I just couldn't think of a better scripture to utilize, with its demonstration of dominion and victory over all things, including every human fear and every affliction and every peril we could ever face.
Although this is dedicated to one special person, it has a universal message packaged in language that reaches so far and so deep as only a true poet can reach.
The last words, the quoted Words, illuminate scripture in a way that couldn't be more transformative and powerful.
The gift floods our mortal realm with light and I, personally, am richer for it.
Namaste, radiant Poet
I am certain that, as you: I am certain that, as you wrote these words, Spirit filled your mind and heart and Heaven rejoiced. I felt lifted above the Earth as I read this immaculately sublime, truly inspired, psalm-like tribute.
Be abundantly blessed, Celestial Poet.
I've never seen the film, but: I've never seen the film, but if you appreciate the story, I'm certain it has great merit. However, I find it unacceptable that the author showed any kind of intolerance and narrowness in his writing.
Unfortunately the brown shirts, under new a name, have made a terrifying comeback and I'm sure that somewhere in the US, Mann's novella is targeted, if not banned. I'm glad you are keeping it alive through your poetry.
It was a joy and a privilege to comment on this compelling, deeply moving, work.
Thank you very much. I: Thank you very much. I really appreciate your comment on this one. I am both fascinated by Mann's story, primarily due to the presence of Tadzio and Jaschu, and repelled by it due to Mann's shabby disrespect for them at the end. I think he gave in to prudery at the end.
When Joe Goebels and the clowns of tthe Third Reich started burning books on May 10th of '33, Mann's novella was among them. Despite its flaws, it dd not deserve that kind of treatment; and, despite Goebels' best efforts, it did not die with the book burnings.
Have you seen the Visconti film? It is beautiful, although the eventual breach between Tadzio and Jaschu is difficult to watch. I usually rewind the DVR before I get there.
If one is dazzled by a: If one is dazzled by a bombastic, cavalier, boastful daredevil, she would be a tough act to follow, but a meaningful relationship is so much more.
This is an excellent character study and a clever, condensed expression that could stand alone or be continued.
Enjoyed!
A striking, angelic and: A striking, angelic and exalting invitation into the light. I imagined the shackles of darkness falling and Divine hope rising in the last stanza. A message well sent!
So much brews under the: So much brews under the surface of this tranquil, atmospheric and enveloping scene that is felt as much as it is seen through the eyes of a wistful observer.
Even joyless puritans cannot defile the perilously beautiful, immaculately emotive moment on the beach, with details such as oysters, possible pearls on the beach and formal attire, unfettered or discarded, do double duty as powerful symbols.
The delicately smoldering images and the brilliant personification of a sky upstaged by young love was poetry, and storytelling, at its finest.
A magnificent addition to the series.
As you write your poems, you: As you write your poems, you are working along side the Hubble and Webb outer space telescopes. But they are mere machines and can neither interpret nor appreciate what they send forth. You, however, are sentient---one of those consciousnesses that have been chosen for cosmic explication.
I'm going to take your deeply: I'm going to take your deeply inspiring guidance to heart. Thank you again and again for bringing me back to PostPoems. And myself! God bless.
The poetic edifice that you: The poetic edifice that you have been constructing, poem by poem, over the years is, I believe, incontrovertible proof that one of the primary functions of the poetic vocation is to participate in, and advance, the process of the Cosmos explaining itself to itself. You not only speak to humanity on earth, you speak to and for star systems, galaxies, nebulae, rogue comets, and meteor showers. Two to three thousand years ago, Poets created the myths by which stars and constellations have been named. Now, the responsibility to explicate what has been named becomes a new Poetic process and vocation, for which you are eminently qualified. This is why, in my opinion, it is vitally important that every poem you complete takes its rightful place on the internet (hopefully, postpoems).
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