"Supporting the Light"	The poetry of George Ballance, circa 1976.
From tourism to reality. George Ballance Published 1976 ISBN 0 905491 00 9 The poems included in this section are from the book - ‘From Tourism to Reality’ that was based on an exhibition by the artist/writer called ‘Poetry Illustrated’. This exhibition went on show in April 1976 at the Wellington Square Art Gallery, Ayr. Afterwards it was exhibited at the James Court Gallery, Edinburgh, the Harbour Arts Gallery, Irvine, and then toured a number locations across Ayrshire. At the time of publication, one reviewer wrote... “High octane enthusiasm has produced this excellent first book from a startlingly individual new poet... he started by questioning the well accepted aspects of life – like Love, death, Enjoyment or simply being Alone – with intriguing results.” Beverley M. Bower, Ayrshire Post, Scotland. Enjoy, consider, and question.   Thank You.   AM.	TO CONSIDER   And though infallible we cannot hope to be, to choose what's right and never to be wrong. Still, each waking day, we must by conscious thought decide the next step of our way. And should you say that life is not ours to decide, or that the pressures of this life leave but one way open. Still, to consent is ours alone to say. And we must, If life is to go on. Taken from "Decisions"   Alone or lonely? Decisions. (Sub: And life goes on.) Does time heal? Looks deceive. How long The web of life. Will tomorrow come? Don’t be deceived.       NB: We apologise for the quality of these recordings. They have been converted into MP3 files from a cassette tape recording made in 1976.
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