Beautifully written, as always. Having had a wretched sore throat as part of COVID, I experienced anew the fear of swallowing thanks to your description. It was exquisite pain. I hope you will soon be rid of the pestilence.
Thank you for sharing this one. I’m so suggestible that I had to go to YouTube to find the Heaney BBC clip you mention. I wonder if he felt uncomfortable walking through the graveyards for the cameras, looking all pensive and poetic, like a pop star in an 80s music vid. Anyway: I hope you’re feeling better. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Beautifully written, as always. Having had a wretched sore throat as part of COVID, I experienced anew the fear of swallowing thanks to your description. It was exquisite pain. I hope you will soon be rid of the pestilence.
So descriptive of the dreaded sore throat. I remember as a kid spitting into tissues rather than swallowing.
Hope you are back amongst the healthy.
Thank you for sharing this one. I’m so suggestible that I had to go to YouTube to find the Heaney BBC clip you mention. I wonder if he felt uncomfortable walking through the graveyards for the cameras, looking all pensive and poetic, like a pop star in an 80s music vid. Anyway: I hope you’re feeling better. Happy New Year to you and your family!