You made an excellent point: You made an excellent point here! It was very short-lived reign for what was expected to be an invincible empire. And using red font was a slick, gleeful stab at the failed experiment.
Always a pleasure.
Hello. If I may..: Hello. If I may, I'd like to comment on your favorite writers you list on your profile:
Leo Tolstoy - missing an r. Should be Leo Tol story.
Ernest Hemingway - how much did Ernest Heming way? Stop Heming Ernest, start Hawing.
James Agee - James A? Gee!
Boris Pasternak -he came from Russia, with love. Ask a doctor, no?
Nathaniel Hawthorne - was a fan of good ol' country humor. Nathaniel ❤️ He Haw thorne.
That's enough for now. Is that all writ er s, with you?
By the way, HOPELESSLY CANDID = DC A-HOL DYS IN SLEEP
Who are they? They remain unnamed.
Unnamed? I like it!
Thank you very much for the: Thank you very much for the kind comment. And I, too, feel very buffeted by my circumstances. But I once heard a sermon which suggested that those of us through whom God works, or whom God has called to a particular vocation, are very often the most attacked by their own circumstances (due to the opposition of the Evil Force). You are certainly called to the vocation of Poet; therefore, your terrain, in this world, shall have a few rough patches. Two of the greatetst Cosmic Poets, Dante and T. S. Eliot, had some real rough patches, yet their Faith never waivered.
I had to smile when I read:: I had to smile when I read: "I spent far too many pleasant hours reading literary criticism and analysis". Only a true connoisseur of the written word would spend so much time doing that just for fun, not because of an assignment.
Well, that explains your talent and your instinctive literary acumen. I'm unspeakably honored to have the support of a true scholar and fine Poet. Endless thanks.
Well, here's a find! Truly: Well, here's a find! Truly enjoyed this. There's an exciting, rumbling, somewhat haunting energy in this innovative experiment with alliteration and surprise.
This line is particularly effective for its pounding suspense, emotive consonant sounds and lunging movement:
"Hours hasten and the hunt is heightened in hunger"
A sensational, thrilling experience. Loved every moment!
In my late teens and early: In my late teens and early twenties, I developed a fascination with how a Poet's work developed over time, and how each poem altered the poetic landscape, and was then altered itself by the presence of the next poem. During college, I spent far too many pleasant hours reading literary criticism and analysis, instead of the stuff I was assigned to do. But I always felt like I was a day late and a dollar short because the Poets whose work I studied were all deceased. I was unable to see the living process. I had no idea, in those days, that the Lord had a great joy prepared in store for me for the right time---at this final stage of my earthly existence---that I can now see it operating in real time, in living color, and in the common environment of this site, as I observe your work, proceeding poem by poem unto the grandeur of the majestic perspective that it now demonstrates and will ultimately expand to its final, glorious, and enduring form. Your poems have given me that privilege, and have validated all those hours I spent at the college library, so that I now know those hours were not spent in vain.
Thank you for, again,: Thank you for, again, exceeding my wildest expectations with such a moving and magnificent vote of confidence.
As I expressed, many of my poems would never have been inspired or even finished without your support. I believe it was your view of a poet’s mission (to explain the cosmos to itself) that motivated me to take at least little time every now and then to try and do just that.
That’s no small calling, of course, and I can say with certainty that you a member of the cosmic club yourself.
My humble and bottomless gratitude for your radiant comment: another cherished gift.
Like the Apostle Paul, your: Like the Apostle Paul, your unbreakable faith invites us to never give up, to transcend, to conquer.
This timeless and resolute prayer is an incredibly liberating and rejuvenating illustration of Romans 8:28. It can make all the difference to someone who, like me, feels buffeted by trials and just needs a reminder.
Thank you for using your poetic gift to be a beacon in the tempest.
Angelically beautiful refreshment.
Thank you so much, Starward!: Thank you so much, Starward! I'm glad the last line read as eerie - I actually wasn't sure about it. It feels good to be be back and write again.
I am very glad to applaud: I am very glad to applaud your return, and this is a mighty fine poem on which to return. The alliteration is very skillfully deployed. I especially like the final line---it brings a very eerie feeling to the poem's conclusion. I look forward to seeing more from you.
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