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 Stairway to Life Open in new Window. [ASR]
written after difficulty with various situations lending to affirmation of faith
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Rated: ASR | (5.0)
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It will be your sixth anniversary with Writing.Com this month and recently took a look at your offerings to find this point: "written after difficulty...lending to affirmation of faith." The title alone made me think of the Led Zepplin song and considered influences before reading.

"Stairway to Life" leaves this reader with a truncated message written in a limerick form. The first line has me curious as images and scene haven't yet developed but begin to connect with a rhyme scheme that works very well. "Slanted" and "Bloom" play significant roles. It's true we feel like flowers, and beautiful, but there are things out there that affect "patience" as you note in the third line. I could make an argument for slanted as something not 'crooked' but that leans into something, as with need for support or looking behind.

I find a strong narrative at play with a message from experience. This ultimately becomes a nuanced way of saying that between patience of the yet-to-be future lies regret or obsessions about the past on that journey to deliverance that gets delayed. We might find ourselves lost and in doubt in that anticipation, and get stuck, not move forward in life. It's also an assuring message that reminds we have good instincts and must not let distractions cloud perception.

From title to description line, the poem has very little to suggest beyond 'faith' which truly comes from one's heart and soul. It isn't heavy in the religious sense, thus avoiding sounding preachy and a breath of fresh air. I have found sage wisdom from people who don't apply the "Good Book" when coming up with common sense notions. This is truly words that simplistically boil down the basics as a guide for life. At the core is 'patience' and that perhaps, to endure life, you have to be strong, grow straight and depend on yourself when no other guidance is around.

It's a great poem, reads well and doesn't distract with its message with clean, useful words that deliver a paternal message. Thanks for sharing.

Brian
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