[Eadha Deora]

What is this world into which we
bring forth heirs,
to lay hands on the family traditions--
an array of folly and wisdom, old alliances and enemies
that repeat themselves, generation after the other,
until all the facts become stories half-remembered
and the clarity of years a whispered ghost:

the inheritance of life deals heavily with the heart.

[Vorcla]

Ah, nice - and so true. "I do it this way because that's how my father did it, and his father before him." So much tradition. Be nice if someone broke the mold. Nicely done, Jenn.

[dearest]

One of the sad truths of human nature, and you're captured it so beautifully and simply. Very well done.

[RENA HANDS]

I hope that you are seeking PUBLICATION beyond SM. You are a BRILLIANT writer.

Rather than being a painter with her paints (do you paint), you compose portraits with your most EFFECTIVE and EXQUISITE vocabulary. The emotions you convey and stir...just BRILLIANT!

Another rating of 5/5. I cannot choose any particular line that I APPLAUD the most. They are all SUPERB!