tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post5929543632521200962..comments2023-08-22T01:52:18.886-07:00Comments on Scattered Chatter: A Soldiers HomecomingEric Valentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-53800621089300466932008-11-14T08:33:00.000-08:002008-11-14T08:33:00.000-08:00Hi Zirelda, thank you for such a nice compliment, ...Hi Zirelda, thank you for such a nice compliment, I am glad you get enjoyment from my work.. :)<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekened.. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-56151248573948941772008-11-13T20:14:00.000-08:002008-11-13T20:14:00.000-08:00Oh Eric. I really love your poetry. This poem ha...Oh Eric. I really love your poetry. This poem has such feeling to it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.zireldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792721036817871681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-18790696654179110502008-11-12T12:07:00.000-08:002008-11-12T12:07:00.000-08:00Good to see you Sam and thank you for the complime...Good to see you Sam and thank you for the compliment.. <BR/><BR/>Keep well. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-35889223289945597212008-11-12T05:34:00.000-08:002008-11-12T05:34:00.000-08:00Such a beautiful poetry Eric.. its always good to ...Such a beautiful poetry Eric.. its always good to read you dear friend:))<BR/><BR/>Take careSam!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13380920968978656414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-12175438359555428472008-11-11T15:07:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:07:00.000-08:00Thank you Janice for your kind thoughts. I think w...Thank you Janice for your kind thoughts. I think we will always be asking that question. Answers in our time would be nice. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-62368864074431912232008-11-11T04:51:00.000-08:002008-11-11T04:51:00.000-08:00I like your take on this Eric - that is indeed the...I like your take on this Eric - that is indeed the true essence of the soldier. But gosh when will humanity ever learn...Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-28945638826724360552008-11-10T18:47:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:47:00.000-08:00Thank you singing stream, nice seeing you here aga...Thank you singing stream, nice seeing you here again.. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-10446467912043487372008-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:00Wonderful poem Eric...as always, right from your d...Wonderful poem Eric...as always, right from your dear heart.Singing Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423675727134149158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-55206989311257264522008-11-10T12:09:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:09:00.000-08:00Augs my mate thank you! How have you been? I was s...Augs my mate thank you! How have you been? I was sorry to hear of your BIL's accident hope all is better now. You have been missed in blogging cirles, see U soon.. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-26305342010277549772008-11-10T12:07:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:07:00.000-08:00It's so good to see you again also Roy, it has...It's so good to see you again also Roy, it has been a long time and with so many changes in life as I'm sure you've experienced as well my friend. I hope things are well with you & the family. Thanks for your visit hope to see you here again. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-69517018855788564712008-11-10T11:15:00.000-08:002008-11-10T11:15:00.000-08:00I have missed visiting your site mate. I hope you ...I have missed visiting your site mate. I hope you are well and well as the missus. I think and talk about you often. I really enjoyed this read. It was excellent as usual.<BR/><BR/>I hope to visit more often. Be well mate.Augs Casahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886987364572084938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-7488514771649669662008-11-10T05:39:00.000-08:002008-11-10T05:39:00.000-08:00Eric, it's so go to find you again .... Just had a...Eric, it's so go to find you again .... Just had a refreshing hour's read on your sites. Glad you are still writing.RoySrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025456967004341321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-54841272700144350872008-11-09T11:52:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:52:00.000-08:00Hi Stephanie, so nice to see you here again. I'm g...Hi Stephanie, so nice to see you here again. I'm glad you still enjoy. <BR/><BR/>Incidently, you have the distinction of being my 8600 page reader.. Roundie grabber!! LOLEric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-32024969870012868292008-11-09T11:30:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:30:00.000-08:00Still enjoying your blogs, Eric! It is me, CC!Still enjoying your blogs, Eric! It is me, CC!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591880834607230005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-2491982692639468202008-11-09T11:05:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:05:00.000-08:00The fears of every parent & g/parent for their...The fears of every parent & g/parent for their offspring Forsythia, thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/>I doubt they will ever learn, not in our lifetime. <BR/><BR/>Sadly the saying of "Power corrupts" is so true and as a result, danger will be ever present. Therefore we must keep the vigil.Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-51812098581700274252008-11-09T10:54:00.000-08:002008-11-09T10:54:00.000-08:00Thank you Swen. I used to watch the services at th...Thank you Swen. I used to watch the services at the cenotaph in London on TV in the past. It is always a stirring event to witness.<BR/><BR/>One wonders how many of the thousands are still alive from the war days, like me they are getting long in the tooth. <BR/><BR/>I think it is imperitive that the remembrance ceromonies take place each year; both out of respect for the sacrifice of the dead and the memory of the atrocities that still go on today. When will they ever learn~Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-14851209854938533272008-11-09T05:22:00.000-08:002008-11-09T05:22:00.000-08:00I can't imagine going off to war. I hope our grand...I can't imagine going off to war. I hope our grandsons never have to. Your poem captures the soldier's homesickness, and yet his willing acknowledgment that he still has work to do. So many lives disrupted and lost. When will we ever learn?Forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842925744413303224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-29158457092289284522008-11-09T04:54:00.000-08:002008-11-09T04:54:00.000-08:00Eric, your words dovetail well with the images I h...Eric, your words dovetail well with the images I have just seen. I have just been watching some of the Remembrance Sunday at the cenotaph in London. Of course we don't want war, but ... It is moving, in particular when you see thousands of people absolutely quiet and still, remembering those who had to go to war.swenglishexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102783327902959539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-67261063688139011592008-11-08T18:53:00.000-08:002008-11-08T18:53:00.000-08:00Hello cyclopseven, thank you for your visit to my ...Hello cyclopseven, thank you for your visit to my blog.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your kind words about my poem and you are right of course about the soldier's spirit, and the soul.. That's how I felt when I wrote it. Please visit again.. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-11401316479373806982008-11-08T18:44:00.000-08:002008-11-08T18:44:00.000-08:00bbc, I think it would be everyones wish that there...bbc, I think it would be everyones wish that there be an end to all wars. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, that is not very realistic in today's world, so one can but hope for peace in their time. :)Eric Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546335220580557792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-17254957878936580132008-11-08T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-08T17:51:00.000-08:00First of thank you for this beautiful blog. 'All e...First of thank you for this beautiful blog. <BR/><BR/>'All else, except the hunger for the country, I might have lost'- This line sum up the whole spirit of a soldier..his soul. Great piece.cyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777069408128702520.post-23882671711316069922008-11-08T16:54:00.000-08:002008-11-08T16:54:00.000-08:00It's veterans day here next Tuesday. I would like ...It's veterans day here next Tuesday. I would like to see the day when there is no veterans day because men refuse to fight each other anymore. <BR/><BR/>It's all so stupid. And I live in the dumbest country in on the frigging planet for promoting it all.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.com