Megalithic Poems

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Littlestone Aug 21, 2005 12:50:32
Replying to nigelswift

>Bones of our wild forefathers, O forgive,...<

Good heavens, what a gem Nigel - thank you (and for the background information as well). Are the dots at the end of the poem an indication that there is more to come or that the poem just fades there?

I think there are more worthy people than myself to insist that Emmeline's apology is taken back into those deep and miserable wounds but, if no-one else is forthcoming, then by all means I'll take on the task.

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nigelswift Aug 21, 2005 13:04:54
Replying to Littlestone

"Are the dots at the end of the poem an indication that there is more to come or that the poem just fades there?"

That's the whole poem, so far as I know. I'm not sure if the dots were hers, but fancy they were - in which case, perhaps she was even more of a visionary, inviting us to add a few lines should the need ever arise!

What do you think? It's overwhelmingly tempting isn't it? It could be that Atkinson left the poem and it's still in there, in which case you'd be rebuffed. But what if you asked them to take in an additional, updated apology?! How could they possibly refuse?