Purpose of Poetry

I'm not surprised you got comments quickly. We are all suckers for these polls, and once we have voted we have to look at the results, and then its only a short step from that to making a comment as well!

Parables and stories have always been a good way to convey a message. Any message. That is of course how a lot of journalism works. A little known fact about me is that I have written a small number of 'narrative sermons' or modern parables which have been published in the journal of the College of Preachers, and am working on a book of these. I understand that the ones already published have been welll received.