In The Valley Of The Elwy Comments
I remember a house where all were good
To me, God knows, deserving no such thing:
Comforting smell breathed at very entering,
Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood.
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Kind people; with the works of peace. Thanks for sharing.
.......a wonderful poem...there is no comparison to the unspoiled beauty of nature ★
Beautifully conceived poem with an even flow and rhyme, as also thought provoking and intriguing too. Thanks for sharing here.
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The final stanza references the scales presumably of justice. He asks God Himself to bring about the balance of the scales, if there is any. He describes God's nature both as a Just master and a Graceful father, which justifies the author' asking for justice. Then he finishes the poem saying how much gratitude and fond remembrance he has for this Welsh valley and saying a prayer for its ancient priest, and himself.