30/11/2011
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28/11/2011
Looking on the Bright Side of Life
Sometimes things get you down. Sometimes you think things could go better and life has taken a dislike to you, everything is bleak and as tunnels go there is no light to be seen, and then...
...And then you take a reality check and realise on a planet with 7 billion people you are one of the lucky few and so many people are in a much worse position than you. Things could be so much worse...
...And then you take a reality check and realise on a planet with 7 billion people you are one of the lucky few and so many people are in a much worse position than you. Things could be so much worse...
...you could work for Sainsburys for instance.
27/11/2011
Poetry Criticism
I think the central precept of the poem is focussed on man's struggle against the elements. How by continually striving to improve one's lot in life through dedicated study of the classics, and by making wise moral choices, you will be able to escape the fiery grip of the Christian Hell.
The way he pairs learn with burn, evokes a strident narrative redolent of a Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur.
I for one will endeavour to learn and not be consumed by the fires of ignorance.
I hope this isn't a flash in the pan.
I'm a big fan.
26/11/2011
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