POEM OF THE DAY

Darkness and Light

price, so how do you expect them to also make funds available for players?

The club is supposedly the 19th richest in the world. Do you expect the owner to sell it for peanuts?

BRIAN TAYLOR, North Shields I’VE just been reading the Chronicle (Monday February 4) and seen a ‘then and now’ photograph of the Douglas Hotel in Newcastle, pictured, and was very impressed by the architecture. I’m 50 years old so I can’t remember it. The question I would like to ask is how on earth was this building allowed to be pulled down? It should be grade 2 at least. JP, KILLINGWORTH Alex was lost in thought

As he walked along the beach Thinking of what might have been If things had turned out differently A lost love, a broken heart

Lost in his memories Looking out to sea Unaware of the incoming tide Oblivious to the world around him So deep the loss

It was all consuming Driving him to despair

The tide lapses against his feet Snapping him back to reality Moving away from the water’s Given recent local news about introducing a direct train service in South East Northumberland - also a new relief road for Carlisle, why is there no news or updates about the long-running saga of edge

Awakened to life around him Leaving the beach Alex realises he has to move on

Climb out of this pit of despair Move away from the darkness that surrounds him

It was not going to be easy In the days ahead the Light had to outshine the Darkness Despair had be pushed back into oblivion Replaced by Hope of a bright future. C ALEXANDER

dualling the A1 North of Morpeth?

Transport minister Chris Grayling was in the area re the proposed train service. Why was he not queried about the A1? Will it take more fatalities on the A1 to bring this issue back to the front pages?

NEIL MELROSE, Cramlington