Ms. Espaillat (sp?), you mistake my suggestion as one which would like Pearl to replace something else. It isn't. It is a reinforcement of a concept in this poem that may not be evident to the non muslim reader of this particular poem. Sumerian is not muslim however, Iraq and the fact that this poem does appear on an anti war site means that it necessarily implies the role of the muslim reader. The gems mentioned in here are a notable mention in the Koran...God gives us all this great shiney stuff and we still are disengaged and unsympathetic to "God's" cause and beneficence. A very deep concept.
I'll repeat again, Fantastic poem.
[This message has been edited by Maggie Porter (edited December 06, 2004).]
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