Thanks to everyone who shared the previous post about Aleppo. It has been quite an eventful year to say the least! On the musical front it was a pleasant surprise to find out that the song ‘William Ogilvie’ had shot back up the charts to end the year top of the UK Celtic charts and in the top ten globally. It still remains a mystery to me as to how these things work! I’m not a great one for making resolutions but looking forward to 2017 my thoughts can best be summed up in the following poem, which was previously published as part of a small poetry collection of mine. O What If? O what if the warly race resigned, And wealth it was redesigned? Money had no real utility, Just Nature’s own currency! O what if kings and queens and lords, All proclaimed in one accord? Rank and titles have had their day, Now all hail democracy! O what if politicians for once just tried, To speak their mind and say “I lied?” And stand as one to bear the gree, And face the music of liberty! O what if God said please no more, And all religions closed their door? Every person found their own bliss, Their conscience it demanded this! O what if the child spoke for us all, Their constant cry became a call? Then we learned to love each other, Like a sister and a brother! (Scots words: warly, greedy; gree, to agree) Hope you have a good one..