| 1 | The gun was heavy, cold and very sobering. | |
| 2 | The thought of the unfinished task weighed heavily on my mind. | |
| 3 | My clothes were heavy, my shoes weighed a tonne. | |
| 4 | My father made a pot of coffee while I went to the edge of the meadow where the briers were borne down with ripe blackberries. | |
| 5 | Every facet of life is controlled by a burden of history that is backed up by proverbs and stories. |