Resurrection Poem by Alice Guerin Crist

As usual, John Richter said everything I wanted to say, only he said it first and better than I would have. Well said, John.

This is an intellectually written Iambic poem, with 3 consecutive lines of I. pentameter and one I. trimeter per stanza. The Iambic flow is imperfect on lines S1L4 which is mostly Trochaic and S4L3, that starts with a Trochaic couple but these flaws are of no great importance; the poem flows beautifully and its conceptual content is subtly religious and pleasant!

Beautifully rhymed and metered poem and definitely well placed in perhaps the greatest spiritual realm. Christ's Resurrection, with nothing topping that in Christian nations. However, and though I hate to sound the alarm so often, and although Alice is definitely a wonderful poet, this still is another example of how excellence in form takes away from the true art of poetry in my opinion. The alliteration and assonance is just awkward here. While poetry circles applauded such back in the day, true artists like Emily Dickinson fell to the wayside during the early part of Alice's life in favor of exact form and rhyme. I'm not sure if others notice this, but I certainly do.... And while Alice's wonderful little poem is perfect for a children's rhyme or song, it lacks the in-depth maturity and human-ness that most adults could relate to... Just saying....

A eulogy on Easter morning is nicely expressed in this poem!