(it Was) A Very Good Year. Comments
My minds image of my Ellen
Is like a rose preserved from time.
Or like a treasured bottle
from a vintage year for wine.
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sad yet moving. The endurance of love over the years. nice imagery and rhyming too, though some is more assonance than rhyme.
Assonance is good, Lillian. In some cases it almost works better than full rhyme.
This poem is so touching, I am compelled to cry for the loss of this evidently enchanting woman. You have such a deep perception for the parallel of the wine and your love for her. I love this.
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7/18/2025 3:02:21 AM # 1.0.0
I haven't read the other poems about Ellen, but this one is great!