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Thank you for the kind words.: Thank you for the kind words. Now YOU made MY day! 

You've somehow taken me to a: You've somehow taken me to a very specific memory in my life. One that was not profound in any of the ways memories typically are. But standing before a scene with everything stripped away and calm, with sight distance limited so as to call away distractions - that was a true gift in a moment of need. I've not thought about it all of these years, till your words conjured up the recall. : ) Thanks. Your pen is a paint brush, as always.

Thank you very much,: Thank you very much, Patricia. This one is indeed intended for a song. You always do a fine job of picking that up, among your many insights as a reader. Always grateful. 

And most likely briefly: And most likely briefly powerful in the same breath. A very delicate balance, much like the oriental forms of poetry. It requires a finer movement in curating both in the production and reception/hosting. And my gratitude is great for your having hosted this and other like poems. As vassals of the Muse we are compelled to host anything that issued forth from the Muse's fount, in a manner of understanding.

Mary Kelly's proximity to the: Mary Kelly's proximity to the prostitution circles that The Ripper targeted were enough to make her a target, and perhaps - as you posit - accidental bait for the demise of the mysterious serial killer. In considering your theory, which I'd have to agree is very plausible, I've been considering what the motives of a female Ripper might be. Perhaps one betrayed and scorned lover of a man whom had been with prostitutes behind her back? Perhaps a woman from a home broken in such a manner? Though I'd anticipate that a woman with children would have a difficult time, in that day, leaving into the night to go on a murderous rampage. Unless, perhaps, herself the grown daughter of a family in which she watched such unfold between her parents? Or perhaps religious or cultural zealotry gone too far? Well, it goes without much saying that going on a killing spree would be going much too far in any of these scenarioes. Any specific thoughts, yourself, on a character profile of your Ripper?   I remember reading, and separately seeing in a documentary, once upon a time a theory that the Ripper was from a prominent family, and thus why he (or, as you make a strong case for, she) was never identified. Perhaps that's part of the truth - and if Mary Kelly did survive and escape - might have further afforded her being left to start a new life, as reporting her alive would have led to the obvious question: whose body was dismembered?

Thank you.  : Thank you.