[Marianne]

James,

There is much I could associate here with your search for a certain meaning of “mantle” that I hope I mention here in this thread later. For now I just want to mention how much I enjoyed your story on your search for meaning, of mantle! And so glad you found it! It is very interesting the way you sought to use it and found it. Thanks for sharing it!

“The difference between almost the right word and the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” –Mark Twain

They are both beautiful, both striking in their own way, though–what could we say here about impact or different types of impact of words and language?

Marianne