On Christmas
And in despair I bowed my head,
‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said;
‘For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.’
Stevenson in the Suburbs
Recently I was in Ipswich, staying with relatives. Late one afternoon, whilst my partner went for a nap, I strapped our baby daughter into her buggy and went for a wander around the neighbourhood.
Sharpour Bakhtiar
I'm unexpectedly reminded, in the wake of the recent attacks in Paris, of Shapour Bakhtiar.