I am to break into the conversation
\nWith a word that tastes like snow to say;
\nI am to interrupt the contemplation
\nOf the familiar headlines of the day –
\nHorses, divorces, politics, murders –
\nWith a word cold to hear or look at,
\nColder to speak.<\/p>\n
The Fire on the Snow<\/em>, Douglas Stewart<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n A play written for radio:\u00a0 the story of Captain Robert Scott’s expedition to the South Pole, reaching it only to find that Amundsen had beaten him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am to break into the conversation With a word that tastes like snow to say; I am to interrupt the contemplation Of the familiar headlines of the day – Horses, divorces, politics, murders – With a word cold to hear or look at, Colder to speak. The Fire on the Snow, Douglas Stewart ***** … <\/p>\n