Names and Rhymes

Wednesday 22 August 2007

Names and Rhymes

A note from Jennie in the Rockies reminded me of two little rhymes I made many years ago. The first one is a play on Hill, the surname and hill, the physical feature.

Hills of The Hollow
Hills of The Shore
Hills of Islandranny
And the Hills of Croaghmore

Ballyallaght and The Aird
Ballyhunsley and The Coole
Ballyhemlin and The Haw
Ballyoglagh and The Poole

Words of Wisdom

"I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society." Anna Quindlen

"The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances." Aristotle

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein

"Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means." Francis Hutcheson

"One person can make a difference, and everyone should try." John F Kennedy

"I only wish more people in our divided communities could experience how easy it is to love and live together once the will to do so is there" Sr Souboris, Loreto, Coleraine, 1973.

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant

"Cherish the past, adorn the present, construct for the future." Clough Williams-Ellis

"Do not ask for fairness; insist on it." me

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