INKlings7

suggestion of a chalice-shape there, not easy to create and keep your line-breaks natural but you have done so

the end-rhymes aren't overpowering but enhance a mantra feeling to this, an ethos of a way of life.

despite my not sharing the n's religious views, i could still enjoy this for what it is. thankyou :)

Your insights, as well as the honesty with which you share them, speak volumes of your integrity, butters.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on my musings, even if they chafe the grain of what you believe.  The chalice image was unintentional, even if the end-rhymes were deliberate.

I perceive that you are a scientist, what with your terminology, which reminds me of "to the nth power."

Sincerely

cab

gosh, thankyou. integrity's important to me.

ah, your musings don't chafe :) i am all for people finding their own spiritual path/value in whatever way they choose (so long as it hurts no-one)--just so long as i get to choose MY own way.

lol, no, not a scientist, though i could have gone that route via studies in biology. my life took a different turn, and many more since. just another ordinary woman who loves to read and write. n just short for narrator, since not all poems are necessarily from an author's own perspective.

Hi, butters

Please forgive me for taking so long to make the connection:  we first crossed paths in that discussion about language, in which we shared common views about British English (which I use) versus American English.

You got me thinking there a while, trying to figure out the significance of your "n."  Now that you've explained, it seems quite simple.  I am the narrator of all my own poems, even if I'm not always the persona!

Thanks for an interesting perspective.

Sincerely

cab