Harry,

Thank you for your comments. I enjoyed reading them, as indeed I find that writing and reading sonnets (and other forms such as the Petrarchan sonnet, and Dante's "terza rima" tercet) ultimately more satisfying than alternatives such as blank verse.

I do think you have captured a great deal of the essence I sought to convey in this poem, although of course each person will have their own set of understandings.

I wrote this with a sense of humility, and I wrote it both for myself and for others. I too believe in 'Hope' as the balm - of a simple life.

All the best,

Chris Hubbard

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Chris,
congratulations on the sonnet form of this, It makes
the points made clearer.

I like the clear abruptness of those first two lines , which then proceed a (warningly?) through the experiences of our own `private` rooms, the ends in a kind of misty world.

The form enables the power of that;
`Be wary of the `Fire ` of triumphs won`

(as it raises the plane of the whole poem)...It`s a gift from the past,

(as someone nearer the door now, I am personally very grateful for the presence of that word `Hope` between
Faith and Charity.) .

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