Oh, I forgot to add:
For comparison, if I try to post something even simpler, like post 455, the comment would not show up below the image, it would run off to the right of the image, beginning at the lower right hand corner of the image... :-(
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4301321/posts?page=455#455
Insert a paragraph marker in the HTML after the image and before the text.