Heather's referring to a thrilling poem penned by Alfred Noyes. You can read it on potw.org and elsewhere. It's the source of that old cliched phrase ... "The road was a ribbon of moonlight." Loreena's song rendition of it is quite good. DC Deborah Chester John Crain Presidential Professor Professional Writing Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019-2051 Ph: (405) 325-4192 [log in to unmask]