Arthur said

>I was quite irrationally concerned about him being left there
all night alone when a frost had been predicted in the area.

thank god for the irrational - without which there would be no love, poetry
or life worth living

(that is my professional opinion...)

Terri )O(

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From: "arthur007" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Receiving into church


> Thanks to everyone for their generous responses to this poem.
> Tony was a colleague whom I had  first met as a schoolboy but later he
> taught me on an in-service course and then later still he appointed me
> to lecture in the Mathematical Department of which he was head just
> before and after my journey to The Solomon Islands. Recently I was
> admitted to hospital for some blood pressure tests and Tony was in the
> opposite bed recovering slowly from a massive stroke. He never fully
> recovered.
> He was a Roman Catholic and the title of the poem refers to that part of
> their funeral rites that takes them into church the night before the
> funeral. I was quite irrationally concerned about him being left there
> all night alone when a frost had been predicted in the area.
> I am not seeking to explain the poem but sometimes background helps in
> the understanding of some personal references.
> Regards Arthur.
> PS. my computer is still very sick.
>