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Glad you liked this poem and thank you for telling me.

Featheredwing.

This one has a particularly nice rhythm, which starts to get a bit lost nearer the end, but overall, lovely. Great images, not too overdone and picturesque. Made me nostalgic. Well done.

blessings,
jolen

It’s hard to overcome such painful experiences and I join you in praying she is able to overcome and prosper. Giving voice to those who are downtrodden is admirable, Supratik. Well done.

blessings,
jolen

I always appreciate folks who use poetry to speak about important issues, so well done, my dear! Keep it up. The only thing I would perhaps suggest to you over all is that you might try using less rhyme or maybe cutting down syllable length in sentences to really pack a wallop. Just a humble suggestion though.

Blessings,
jolen

I loved this for several reasons. Firstly because you aptly point out that we are often ruled by illogical silliness rather than sound reasoning and in my opinion, we’re our own victims for it.

Do you think this superstition stems from the murder of the Templar Knights by Phillip IV of France or perhaps from the Last Supper and Good Friday?

A much enjoyed read for me, Luigi.

Sometimes we find ourselves caught up in something bigger than our own little slice of heaven and often, it’s frightening. I think it happens like your poem unfolds, us seeing everything in sort of slow motion. Well done on conveying it.

blessings,
jolen

Well, I don’t understand this new ranking system either, but I enjoyed your comedic ponderance of it.

love,
jolen

Sorry, Gerald, I am a bit confused. I gather it is about an operation but what puzzled me is this sentence spoken, I assume, by the surgeon:
“I’ll do it, he said;
I haven’t lost one yet,
he added, but I will –
Is he admitting that although he hasn’t yet lost any patients he will lose this one?

“Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering”, Audrey Hepburn once said, but it must be added that what is also needed is compassion and support. Sometimes it is difficult to recognise the causes of depression which could be due to feelings of loss, failure or rejection.
Loneliness, especially with older people, is a major contributor to such condition.
In recent years theorists have argued that many depressed individuals depend upon others for their self-esteem and that the loss of one of these emotional supports often precipitates a depressive reaction.
Your poem, Gomathi, reinforces these views.

Best wishes, Luigi x

A brilliant showing about the decadence and corruption of once estimated beliefs. It’s not just the Catholic Church highlighted in Ireland, but also to be found with the Protestants, here, there, all over the world. Think about gigantic child abuse high to the echelons of power. It makes my heart scream.
I loved your description of Molly Malloy, saw her come to live, loved your first sexual encounter in its innocence. Want to read more of your stories.
Have you published your novel?
Yutka