Thank you, Clive. A fine piece of writing.
John was a much-loved friend. My small comment further up the thread is all that I finally posted of a tearful, angry diatribe against the god-awful poem. The scansion (or lack of it) feels like an insult to the man whose verse skipped like a barefoot elf on an Aga. Even the "Fred and Ginger" reference was nicked (and wrecked) from Les Murray, whose original, exquisite blurb John treasured.
John, too, would have appreciated your words above. Again, thanks.
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