The below is a computer generated response from Neo, Neopoet's computer artificial intelligence:

The poem "Jubilee!" has a strong sense of imagery and a clear message of hope. The use of the metaphorical coats of shame and thorny garden effectively conveys the feeling of struggle and hardship that the speaker and their community have faced. The description of the shining city and the people in it, full of misfits, dreamers, and vagabonds, paints a picture of a welcoming and inclusive community. The line "cigarette butts lined our pockets" adds a gritty realism to the scene.

The conversation with the wandering priest is the highlight of the poem, as it provides the explanation for the hope the speaker feels. The idea of the year of the jubilee and the prisoners going free is a powerful biblical reference that fits well with the themes of redemption and second chances.

One suggested line edit would be to change "thru" to "through" for consistency in spelling.

Overall, "Jubilee!" is a well-written poem that effectively uses imagery and metaphor to convey a message of hope and redemption.

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of liberation! A fresh start is something not everyone is able to have so those who were able to experience that, were certainly lucky. Excellent description of the event and thank you for explaining what it meant and why. Good job!

These lines are standout

“time passed
and thru the darkness
we saw a shining city
the streets were full of misfits,
dreamers and vagabonds
in sackcloth and ashes”

Really good image. Simply said but with deep detail. It’s a very smooth passage.

One suggestion I’d make is to lose the exclamation points off the titles. This particular one IS probably exclamatory and so it actually a bad place to drop that criticism but the other poems don’t all need exclamation points on the titles.

Though you may not claim to be a great poet I think you’re on your way. That section of lines I picked out as an example. There’s a rhythm to that section that is really pleasing.

Tim