I absolutely love it. It's whimsical, a fantasy, it has wonderful rhythm and unexpected rhymes. I appreciate your leadership in the poetry community.
And I appreciate your friendship even more. I would have loved this one even if you weren't perish the thought.
I really enjoy the way this reads. Your poetry is written like a song with rhythm that begs a dance. These words, in particular, remind me of a tango (maybe the beat is off, but the mood has definitely been set!).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.