03-09-2017, 07:19 AM
nibbed, perhaps what I should have said is that the symbols which have so much meaning to you may not have much meaning to your readers. The best poetry is written in the same way someone would write an article, with a sharp eye on communicating the ideas in the poem. In the first five stanzas, I feel that you are expressing your feelings more than communicating. You need a balance of both. Always ask yourself, Will the reader understand my imagery and references? Of course, if you and your devout Christian friends have a special language, and if they are your intended audience, then that's a different matter.