tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post9045113067850533297..comments2023-04-29T12:11:37.739+01:00Comments on FortyTwo: At the Eleventh Hour... for the sake of humanitypoetjanstiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07366592443925617507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-22795803467265718982011-11-22T08:52:29.657+00:002011-11-22T08:52:29.657+00:00You are very welcome! Well I totally agree on that...You are very welcome! Well I totally agree on that one: " if it weren't for the desire of the rich and powerful amongst us for supremacy" I start thinking that in the end everything is about the money. I think you have done really well with this post but the subject is very emotional and it touches people in many ways ~ that is why we answer in this way too.phoenixrisesagainhttp://phoenixrisesagain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-73201989494000952222011-11-14T17:51:18.872+00:002011-11-14T17:51:18.872+00:00Thanks for your thoughtful input, phoenixrisesagai...Thanks for your thoughtful input, phoenixrisesagain. I am honestly pleased to get a non-partisan view on this, which I tried to convey in the post, but didn't succeed so well, mainly, I think, because it was a spur of the moment thing, as was the poem. As for the darker side of human behaviour in wartime, to which you refer, war crimes are reprehensible, on whichever side, but one of the irreconcilable facets of war and its stressful effects is that it can dehumanise people and you're right, it is the weakest and most vulnerable who suffer most. All deaths in conflict would be avoidable, if it weren't for the desire of the rich and powerful amongst us for supremacy.<br /><br />Oh, how truly truly fragile is the human race!poetjanstiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366592443925617507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-38866327213604785662011-11-13T20:16:55.945+00:002011-11-13T20:16:55.945+00:00HI John just put your blog on my blogroll in phoen...HI John just put your blog on my blogroll in phoenixrisesagain Just wanted to let you know. I am impressed by your entry on Friday and I was thinking about that whole war, hero and remembering thing. Well my granddad fought WW2 on the wrong side being born German. He survived but he lost a whole group of men he was responsible for and believe me he never recovered from it. Felt responsible for the rest of his life for their deaths. Living here since 4 years makes me realise how similar the experiences of the "common" people were in those times. The only difference is made by those who decide to go to war or see war as a acceptable means of solving conflicts and then the ones who win it. I have been working with several elderly German ladies who got raped either by Russian, American, British, French and their own soldiers they do not care about the hero thing. I feel so much for those who lost their lives in any conflict fighting for peace and freedom but I really feel very ambivalent about this day as I think war should be distinguished as it brings nothing good to anyone. But that's just me I guess :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-82768205317131244872011-11-13T17:05:46.762+00:002011-11-13T17:05:46.762+00:00Shan, thank you for your visit and comment. Beside...Shan, thank you for your visit and comment. Beside FIFA and its reprehensible president, there other events that spiked this response. But hey-ho, it's a joy to be a poet sometimes, and being able to express one's feelings and frustrations in verse...<br /><br />You lost you uncle you say. Which campaign was that?poetjanstiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366592443925617507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-41004009256130376672011-11-13T14:45:29.173+00:002011-11-13T14:45:29.173+00:00Thank you Eden, for your kind comments. If only it...Thank you Eden, for your kind comments. If only it could raise awareness in the right places.. huh, dream on, John!poetjanstiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366592443925617507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-34320538236095376572011-11-13T14:41:05.355+00:002011-11-13T14:41:05.355+00:00Fifa...pah,just another reeason we should stick to...Fifa...pah,just another reeason we should stick to making BRITAIN great. sod the rest of them John.<br /><br />I had two grandad's serve, a father who toured and a uncle who lost his life. I was wearing my badge of honour with pride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-61256496748795422612011-11-12T00:28:32.407+00:002011-11-12T00:28:32.407+00:00Honestly, John, there is little I can say or add t...Honestly, John, there is little I can say or add to your post. <br />Your poem is beautiful. <br /><br />I'm not sure if you're familiar with Terry Kelly's song "A Pittance of Time," but it exemplifies, for me, how I feel about today.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo<br /><br />edenEden Bayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043540142363106345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-27364610788327530352011-11-11T21:48:14.009+00:002011-11-11T21:48:14.009+00:00Thank you Rachel and John, as ever amongst my fait...Thank you Rachel and John, as ever amongst my faithful few fans ;-). I did feel genuinely angry about various offences against remembrance and poppies and common sense in the past few days - I think you'll know which, cos they've all been in the news.<br /><br />Appreciate your visit.poetjanstiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366592443925617507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-89259328831486381302011-11-11T13:06:50.724+00:002011-11-11T13:06:50.724+00:00Thanks John.Thanks John.pantechniconpoet@wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101686410013251087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977373995716589134.post-68125306041424778312011-11-11T12:52:28.297+00:002011-11-11T12:52:28.297+00:00Oh John...I think that this IS a poem...it feels l...Oh John...I think that this IS a poem...it feels like one to me. I so agree with the sentiments too...everything should be put aside in the face of their sacrifice. Just be quiet, be calm and try to remember and afford them the respect they so deserve. Whatever we feel about war and the complicated politics surrounding it, they died for the ideals and principles that they held dear and that's all that counts when remembering. Again, you have touched me deeply with your wonderful writing.Mozart's Girlhttp://www.mozartsgirl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com