Joan of Arc Led by angelic voices to defend the former Dauphin’s interests in France, she struggled first and foremost to befriend those who would hear and heed her, take a chance on such a maiden’s claim to apprehend the will of God. Too many looked askance at this strange girl—until she could transcend all peasant and provincial happenstance with victory at Orléans, attend in Reims a coronation, then advance the kingdom. How she managed to offend her foes! Their vengefulness served to enhance her righteous calling through the fiery end of martyrdom—so far beyond romance. Jane Blanchard This sonnet, first published in The French Literary Review, is the work of Jane Blanchard, who lives and writes in Georgia (USA). Jane’s latest collection is Never Enough Already (2021). Amazon.com: Never Enough Already
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