No, it's clearly not "The Listeners". I have a colleague who is suggesting "The boy stood on the burning deck" - it would certainly fit the story-line of that. Does anyone know the poem well enough to confirm or otherwise? Chris > > > > She says the quotation is > > "silence was the stern reply" > > but another opinion is the quotation is > > "no answer was the stern reply" > > > > > > Tantalisingly enough it is mentioned on the "quote - unquote" website > index, but you have to buy the newsletter to find out... > > http://www1c.btwebworld.com/quote-unquote/p0000058.htm > > Melinda Riley %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%