I was interested in Jan's comment about the difficulty of associating the images with the butchering that lies behind the poem. That's my problem too. I realise that that is the precise point of the poem.
Still it is hard to accept this gentle mourning for what need not have happened.
The beauty of the poem is undeniable. The symbols are powerful and the images and sounds are superb.
If it makes me angry that is my problem.
Janet
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