To everyone on here...

[pear-shaped]

This is to you all...

I pray that you all have a beautiful Christmas and a blessed New Year.

Pear

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❤️ you pear xxxxx

[Tatjana]

The same to you Pear. Xx

[liveronmymind]

Dear sweet Pear, this poem is so sweet and typical of yourself -

it's a lovely poem. I had to look up it's full meaning as I wasnt sure.........

" And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm."

A person who destroys hope with a storm of anger and negativity feels the pain they cause in others. Dickinson uses a powerful image of a person abashing the bird of hope that gives comfort and warmth for so many.

The destroyer of hope causes pain and soreness that hurts them the most.

This is SO important ........... to keep on hoping to the very last which is what I did.

In the last two lines, Dickinson informs us that the bird of hope asks for no favor or price in return for its sweet song.

Yet never in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

Hope is a free gift. It exists for all of us. All we must do is not clip the wings of hope and let it fly and sing freely. Its song can be heard over the strangest seas, coldest lands, and in the worst storms. It is a song that never ends as long as we do not let it.

(Thank you for your wishes Pear and I hope the very same for you and yours xx)

[pear-shaped in reply to liveronmymind]

Hello Hun,

This is one of my favourite poems because of all the things you have listed - we had got to the point so many times and it was hope which kept me going - hope from all the wonderful people on this site - not one of them or you left my side and so it seemed fitting that I should gift you all this Emily Dickenson poem.

Lots and lots of love to you Hun,

Pear

[Cibble]

Thank you Pear. To you & yours & all the liver forum/bloggers. Have a wonderful Christmas & a Hopeful New Year.

Xx Cibble

[angse]

Merry Xmas to you Pear and all here !!!

[ballie52]

Awww how sweet ...Hope you have a lovely Xmas XX

[dizzime]

Thank you Pear, Hope the new year brings everything you wish for xx