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Originally Posted by Janice D. Soderling
This pain goes so deep that it is difficult to talk about.
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Yes, Janice, but Pia Tafdrup does a good job of it, I think. She's close enough to identify with what the country is going through, yet at just enough of a distance to have the big picture. Quite a remarkable poem the more I think about it. My guess is that the Norwegians themselves will need more time before they can express anything quite as considered as this.
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Originally Posted by Janice D. Soderling
The dignity of the Norweigians, even as they mourn this national tragedy, gives a measure of faith that there may be still hope for the human race. We weep with them, still, every day.
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Yes, last week was a long one.
Duncan
PS That Bloodaxe blog has been sitting on my comment for 36 hours.