Another Letter to Virginia

[David Campbell]

Hi Everyone

It's been a pretty rough year in many ways and there are still a host of major issues causing serious concern, so I thought it might be helpful to try to write something positive as we move into 2013. Way back in 1897 an eight-year-old girl, Virginia O'Hanlon, wrote a letter to the editor of a New York newspaper seeking reassurance that Santa Claus actually existed. The reply written by the editor (Francis P. Church), with its philosophical underpinnings, is very well known even today. So I took that idea and recast it as an editor responding to a teenage girl who, given all the terrible things happening around the world, was questioning whether there was any hope for the future. The result is published in today's Saturday Age.

Here's the link: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/societ ... 2bz8w.html

It's not poetry, but I hope there are some poetic (and meaningful) elements to it!

Cheers (and happy New Year to all)

David

[r.magnay]

G'day David, I just hope the right people read it and all who do take something away with them...as I have!...thanks for posting it.

[william williams]

Con grats David Briliance at it's best.

bill williams

[Mal McLean]

A wonderful piece of writing.

[David Campbell]

Thanks Ross, Bill and Mal!

Cheers
David

[warooa]

Well said David.

Or succintly truncated into gen-Y speak:

like, snap out of it Virginia

Marty

[Bob Pacey]

A good read But I thought it went on a little long Dave.


Just my limited attention span ?


Bob

[Maureen K Clifford]

Well said David and inspiring. With baby steps and belief we can achieve the impossible - miracles take a little longer.

[Vic Jefferies]

We must live in hope-but considering the past, I am buggered if I know how.

[Robyn]

Congratulations David. Conveys great thought in a few lines. Well done!
Robyn