From
Private Eye
No. 1515 7 February - 20 Feb 2020 |
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And
from Eye 1516: |
Sir, I always read E.J. Thribb's Poetry Corner, which, with very few exceptions, says all that needs to be said about the "dear departed". Most are good, some are very good and a few are exceptional. That for Wing Commander Paul Farnes (Eye 1515) is the best yet. The main text is outstanding – what I would have said myself if I had the intellect to do it – but the PS raises it to a sublime level. Brilliant – I shed a tear every time I read it. ................DAVID M***ER, Newton Abbot. |
And only from myself in return, I'm afraid: | Mr
M***er, I truly felt the same, and had the same reaction, while the main text did it for me, rather than the postscript. Being ex-Army myself I seldom give much praise to the youngest Service, but at the time it was more than deserved. |