[Critique Group 2] Leonard's comments on Alice's sub for March

[tuchyner5 at aol.com]

This is one side of a poem of hope. 

Which seems indominable. 

But, it is also a poem about the situationswhich needs that  hope. 

Why should we be here at a time of rejuvenation,

when we ought to be able to put the hardship ofhope aside. 

However, poetry and prayer seems to be tings wecan count on to bolster us. 

This seems to be true in the wors of times andthe best of times, 

but it is the worst of times  that  prayer and poetry importance is recognized. 

As jane  Goodall says, 

hope is always there for us and it is importantto exercise it, and rely on it, 

especially in the  worst of times. 

The specific hope that this poem speaks to isfreedom. 

The  poemurges us to  celebrate what is heroic inus.  

The spirit which will always hope and fight forfreedom.

 

On the second of March,

at the onset of meteorological spring,

when thoughts of hard winter should be behindus,

hard thoughts hold us in a grip so tight

that moving to find the hope and promise ofpeace

also becomes hard.

 

During this week

when I have heard brave words echo

into other countries of the world,

echo into our homeland--

I ponder the wish of sunflower seeds in pockets

and am awestruck.

 

Somehow in the breath of

the best of times and the worst--

the most stridently worst of times--

poetry and prayer

survive;

and in their aching thirst,

the indomitable spirits always choose

the sparkling wine of freedom.

 

Let us raise our teardrop glasses

and confetti prayers to

those of courage and honorable convictions

as we kneel

at this precipice of spring, 2022.

 
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