indeed it was one of two set poems, along with an extract from the epic supernatural thriller Tam o' Shant-er, for the annual Burns recitation competition at our primary school.When I was nine or so I thought To A Mouse was, quite simply, a poem about a mouse: a kind of nice poem...
around. Thanks be to God this country survived four years where the inmates ran the institution with no adult supervision. But this may be our last chance. We either learn from this and seize the day to focus on fixing things rather than fixing blame or the reprieve will be only temporary...