Celebration

I agree. Powerful stuff that will ring true with many - well done with this marion, so perfectly put :) Rachel xx

Such a powerful line: 'Like fresh death takes the sting out, makes old death softer' Fab stuff! J x

me too, i concur, its a goodie!

Wow, this is brilliant. Very very well done! X

very good-

A poem all by itself that last comment is, Marion! :)

Ah, but if it did, people would probably just opt for hitting that rather than commenting, don't you think? It's the comments we get on here that make it all worthwhile, if you ask me. Understand what you mean, though - there's so much good stuff on here that it's hard to comment on everything all the time, so maybe it would come in handy for those of us who are time-restricted... I'll go first: penandpaperdreams liked this :)

When I was eleven, my English teacher banned me from using the words 'like' and 'nice' since they were so bland! I agree with the fear that if we had facebook 'like' buttons, it would encourage a lazier form of appreciation... besides, we can use much better words in our comments - we are writers, after all! J x

Excellent poem Marion. I was disgusted yet not surprised to see the cheering crowds gathering outside the white house last week. And then last night I witnessed similar behaviour from sections of fans in the Tyncastle stand when someone decided to attack a football manager on the touchline. It's all shameful.

A brilliant examination of retribution vs justice. A pleasure to read. "Excuses are the cobblestones on the pathway to nowhere."