Comments received on poems by Goldfinch60
The Man From The Pru.
dusk arising said:
Evocative of those 50\'s days indeed. Your words took me back to the smell of the baker\'s presence and the rattle of crates on the milk float in the days of metal crates.
How they were a part of the glue of society, of community. They are gone and along with them are gone the society and community we all shared.... and look what we have replaced it with.....
A great piece from you Goldfinch and into my favourites for sure.
October 22nd, 2020 02:19
dusk arising said:
Evocative of those 50\'s days indeed. Your words took me back to the smell of the baker\'s presence and the rattle of crates on the milk float in the days of metal crates.
How they were a part of the glue of society, of community. They are gone and along with them are gone the society and community we all shared.... and look what we have replaced it with.....
A great piece from you Goldfinch and into my favourites for sure.
October 22nd, 2020 02:19
The Man From The Pru.
orchidee said:
Seen one - a milkman! In a 1970\'s comedy show.
My question is - When was the last time you saw a comedy show? My answer - the 1970\'s or thereabouts.
Or - when we saw Parliament on the telly? Doh!
October 22nd, 2020 02:11
orchidee said:
Seen one - a milkman! In a 1970\'s comedy show.
My question is - When was the last time you saw a comedy show? My answer - the 1970\'s or thereabouts.
Or - when we saw Parliament on the telly? Doh!
October 22nd, 2020 02:11
The Man From The Pru.
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold.
I was a sort of Milkman\'s Assistant, even before my teenage days. I looked out for the milk float. They let me deliver milk to some homes, and I had rides on the float. All have to be checked out these day of course - Criminal Records Bureau, etc.
We wish that was the only corona around these days too.
October 22nd, 2020 02:09
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold.
I was a sort of Milkman\'s Assistant, even before my teenage days. I looked out for the milk float. They let me deliver milk to some homes, and I had rides on the float. All have to be checked out these day of course - Criminal Records Bureau, etc.
We wish that was the only corona around these days too.
October 22nd, 2020 02:09
Lost Pictures.
Michael Edwards said:
Often happens to me - I see a suitable subject I want to paint and no decent camera to record it.
October 21st, 2020 15:20
Michael Edwards said:
Often happens to me - I see a suitable subject I want to paint and no decent camera to record it.
October 21st, 2020 15:20
Lost Pictures.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE ~ Gut Mitwok Uncle ANDY ! Thanks for La Traviata (with English translation) Love it. My PAPA thinks that Song is a good advert for RIOJA TINTA ~ AMEN !
Loved your POEM it reminded me of the time - we went up Table Mountain. We were with our Friends Jack & Helen very very keen Photographers - unusually they had both forgotten their expensive CAMERAS. I allowed them to use mine to capture some Slides as they always gave talks on their Trips to Seniors. The views were awesome !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love A & B & S mokey Cat ! ! !
October 21st, 2020 01:50
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE ~ Gut Mitwok Uncle ANDY ! Thanks for La Traviata (with English translation) Love it. My PAPA thinks that Song is a good advert for RIOJA TINTA ~ AMEN !
Loved your POEM it reminded me of the time - we went up Table Mountain. We were with our Friends Jack & Helen very very keen Photographers - unusually they had both forgotten their expensive CAMERAS. I allowed them to use mine to capture some Slides as they always gave talks on their Trips to Seniors. The views were awesome !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love A & B & S mokey Cat ! ! !
October 21st, 2020 01:50
Lost Pictures.
dusk arising said:
I know the feeling.
Many moons ago i became a keen amateur and collected a fine array of gadgets for my lovely SLR and became a right pain in the butt fussing at this and that to get the perfect (dream on) shot. Eventually i realised this and cut right back on my gear.
Couple of years ago i borrowed someones canon sureshot type of camera and was amazed at its versatility and quality of results. So i bought a used one for £40 off ebay.
OK so i still have my DSLR several film SLRs and a lovelt mamiya TLR but i know which one travels the most miles with me these days.
October 21st, 2020 01:21
dusk arising said:
I know the feeling.
Many moons ago i became a keen amateur and collected a fine array of gadgets for my lovely SLR and became a right pain in the butt fussing at this and that to get the perfect (dream on) shot. Eventually i realised this and cut right back on my gear.
Couple of years ago i borrowed someones canon sureshot type of camera and was amazed at its versatility and quality of results. So i bought a used one for £40 off ebay.
OK so i still have my DSLR several film SLRs and a lovelt mamiya TLR but i know which one travels the most miles with me these days.
October 21st, 2020 01:21
Chemistry of Love Acrostic.
Neville said:
Love it
Over and over
Very well said
Einsteinium, indeed .............
... Neville :)
October 21st, 2020 00:36
Neville said:
Love it
Over and over
Very well said
Einsteinium, indeed .............
... Neville :)
October 21st, 2020 00:36
Chemistry of Love Acrostic.
FineB said:
An awesome write Andy,
An interesting insight into the Chemistry of Love.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 20th, 2020 14:00
FineB said:
An awesome write Andy,
An interesting insight into the Chemistry of Love.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 20th, 2020 14:00
Chemistry of Love Acrostic.
Fay Slimm. said:
Yes love has a chemistry deeper than any humanity has yet to discover - a clever acrostic my friend.
October 20th, 2020 11:32
Fay Slimm. said:
Yes love has a chemistry deeper than any humanity has yet to discover - a clever acrostic my friend.
October 20th, 2020 11:32
Chemistry of Love Acrostic.
L. B. Mek said:
you certainly can\'t deny the chemistry in the love - you depict so elegantly Andy, lol
October 20th, 2020 02:49
L. B. Mek said:
you certainly can\'t deny the chemistry in the love - you depict so elegantly Andy, lol
October 20th, 2020 02:49
Chemistry of Love Acrostic.
jarcher54 said:
Einsteinium indeed... fleeting and only exists on the path from one element to another... kind of like love. I remember its atomic number because we used to sing the periodic table to the tune of 99 bottles of beer... 99 bottles of Einsteinium on the wall!
October 20th, 2020 01:51
jarcher54 said:
Einsteinium indeed... fleeting and only exists on the path from one element to another... kind of like love. I remember its atomic number because we used to sing the periodic table to the tune of 99 bottles of beer... 99 bottles of Einsteinium on the wall!
October 20th, 2020 01:51
caring church minister.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE ~ Good Evening Uncle Andy - Thanks for sharing Claire de Lune on the Theremin - An electronic Instrument controlled without physical contact invented by a Russian of the same name ! It has an ethereal sound and Claire de Lune is a composition well suited to the genre. The instrument is used in eerie film sound tracks. The nearest sound I can think of is the Celeste or the *oft castigated* Musical Saw which have a similar resonance ! Haunting & echoing !
Thanks for the Poem it reflects the 21st C attitude of never doing anything for nothing ! However that was not the example set by Jesus !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOURS
Love Angela & Brian & Smokey 💛💛💛
October 19th, 2020 15:42
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE ~ Good Evening Uncle Andy - Thanks for sharing Claire de Lune on the Theremin - An electronic Instrument controlled without physical contact invented by a Russian of the same name ! It has an ethereal sound and Claire de Lune is a composition well suited to the genre. The instrument is used in eerie film sound tracks. The nearest sound I can think of is the Celeste or the *oft castigated* Musical Saw which have a similar resonance ! Haunting & echoing !
Thanks for the Poem it reflects the 21st C attitude of never doing anything for nothing ! However that was not the example set by Jesus !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOURS
Love Angela & Brian & Smokey 💛💛💛
October 19th, 2020 15:42
caring church minister.
Michael Edwards said:
Part of \'me me\' culture that is rife although it has been nibbled away a tad in the current pandemic.
October 19th, 2020 13:47
Michael Edwards said:
Part of \'me me\' culture that is rife although it has been nibbled away a tad in the current pandemic.
October 19th, 2020 13:47
caring church minister.
orchidee said:
Oh dear, yes, you told us about this before in a similar poem.
I heard a tale, but can\'t say if it\'s true, on similar lines.
October 19th, 2020 10:26
orchidee said:
Oh dear, yes, you told us about this before in a similar poem.
I heard a tale, but can\'t say if it\'s true, on similar lines.
October 19th, 2020 10:26
caring church minister.
dusk arising said:
If only people would open their eyes to what is ACTUALLY going on in the church and with it\'s people rather than always regarding it/them as being something positive purely from their own blind faith.
But churchy type people are by and large blind and deaf when it comes to stepping outside their blind faith habit.
I wonder if your dear minister would fold up and implode if you actually pointed that out to him. Some have the appearance/demeanor of one who has never been criticised to his/her face.
October 19th, 2020 02:31
dusk arising said:
If only people would open their eyes to what is ACTUALLY going on in the church and with it\'s people rather than always regarding it/them as being something positive purely from their own blind faith.
But churchy type people are by and large blind and deaf when it comes to stepping outside their blind faith habit.
I wonder if your dear minister would fold up and implode if you actually pointed that out to him. Some have the appearance/demeanor of one who has never been criticised to his/her face.
October 19th, 2020 02:31
Into Your Future.
myself and me said:
Very encouraging. Future holds the hope.
October 18th, 2020 22:01
myself and me said:
Very encouraging. Future holds the hope.
October 18th, 2020 22:01
Into Your Future.
dusk arising said:
Those words are so true. The law of averages proves most relationships once started will fail but as we get older and opportunities grow less maybe it\'s easier to take it too heavily.
The music, it was a thursday night, I was 15, my mate had recently joined a band as their drummer. We were at an audition for singers. After trying out four it was descision time and plain to see none of the singers had shone. Then my mate Dane sparks up \"Rich can sing can\'t ya, show \'em Rich\".So I\'d learned this Everlys song by listening to the other singers. Memorable because this was the first song I ever sang with a group of musicians..... i was offered the job but turned it down... too shy to be on a stage.... that all changed later LOL
October 18th, 2020 15:21
dusk arising said:
Those words are so true. The law of averages proves most relationships once started will fail but as we get older and opportunities grow less maybe it\'s easier to take it too heavily.
The music, it was a thursday night, I was 15, my mate had recently joined a band as their drummer. We were at an audition for singers. After trying out four it was descision time and plain to see none of the singers had shone. Then my mate Dane sparks up \"Rich can sing can\'t ya, show \'em Rich\".So I\'d learned this Everlys song by listening to the other singers. Memorable because this was the first song I ever sang with a group of musicians..... i was offered the job but turned it down... too shy to be on a stage.... that all changed later LOL
October 18th, 2020 15:21
Into Your Future.
orchidee said:
Good write Gold.
It would have been really old to psot Max Bygraves clip. He is (was) even older than us two.lol.
October 18th, 2020 02:20
orchidee said:
Good write Gold.
It would have been really old to psot Max Bygraves clip. He is (was) even older than us two.lol.
October 18th, 2020 02:20
Into Your Future.
FineB said:
Hello Andy,
A great write and very true.
There is always someone out there for everyone.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 18th, 2020 01:37
FineB said:
Hello Andy,
A great write and very true.
There is always someone out there for everyone.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 18th, 2020 01:37
Into Your Future.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Morning UNCLE ANDY - Love the Everly Brothers and the first song in particular ! They were an influence on Simon & Garfunkel !. When Siblings sing you get a special genetic bucal harmony as with the Andrews Sisters who were much appreciated by BING.
We can empathise with the Poem ! Brian & I had many Boy / Girl Friends - growing up - but NONE were *quite right* I was 28 when I met Brian (32) and after our First Dance (& Kiss !) we just knew we were right for each other for ever ~ AMEN !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Angela - Brian - Smokey 💛💛💛
October 18th, 2020 01:21
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Morning UNCLE ANDY - Love the Everly Brothers and the first song in particular ! They were an influence on Simon & Garfunkel !. When Siblings sing you get a special genetic bucal harmony as with the Andrews Sisters who were much appreciated by BING.
We can empathise with the Poem ! Brian & I had many Boy / Girl Friends - growing up - but NONE were *quite right* I was 28 when I met Brian (32) and after our First Dance (& Kiss !) we just knew we were right for each other for ever ~ AMEN !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Angela - Brian - Smokey 💛💛💛
October 18th, 2020 01:21
Driving Into Daylight.
Crowns4Christ said:
it\'s always good to see the light in the dark of night,i like to think of it as the angels opening the curtains of heaven to light up our path
October 17th, 2020 20:53
Crowns4Christ said:
it\'s always good to see the light in the dark of night,i like to think of it as the angels opening the curtains of heaven to light up our path
October 17th, 2020 20:53
Driving Into Daylight.
FineB said:
An excellent write ✍ Andy.
Life is itself one long road nothing can quite prepare us for the journey we take at times along it especially 2020.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 17th, 2020 12:03
FineB said:
An excellent write ✍ Andy.
Life is itself one long road nothing can quite prepare us for the journey we take at times along it especially 2020.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
October 17th, 2020 12:03
Driving Into Daylight.
Michael Edwards said:
There is always light on the horizon if only you look for it. Fine write andy.
October 17th, 2020 07:41
Michael Edwards said:
There is always light on the horizon if only you look for it. Fine write andy.
October 17th, 2020 07:41
Driving Into Daylight.
Fay Slimm. said:
A wonderful title for all sorts of subjects but the one you chose of recent reality makes an exciting read Andy - wishing you a lovely break with family and friends.
October 17th, 2020 05:00
Fay Slimm. said:
A wonderful title for all sorts of subjects but the one you chose of recent reality makes an exciting read Andy - wishing you a lovely break with family and friends.
October 17th, 2020 05:00
Driving Into Daylight.
Neville said:
Driving into daylight would make a great title .. bugga .. would you credit that .. having read the body of these words Andy sir I kind of got distracted from your actual title for the duration of reading your poem ...
One of them driving into daylight experiences that many of us have had I imagine .... another fine observational poem my friend ...
well its either that, or summat to do with my own age .........
Neville
October 17th, 2020 04:32
Neville said:
Driving into daylight would make a great title .. bugga .. would you credit that .. having read the body of these words Andy sir I kind of got distracted from your actual title for the duration of reading your poem ...
One of them driving into daylight experiences that many of us have had I imagine .... another fine observational poem my friend ...
well its either that, or summat to do with my own age .........
Neville
October 17th, 2020 04:32
Very,Very Fast Food.
L. B. Mek said:
\'Talk about fast food,
I had seen rashers of bacon
Thicker than that steak.\'
as a fellow foody who dabbles in the fine art of cookery as a staple hobby, I burst out laughing at the picture of that lonely steak swimming perilously from side to side upon its vast canvas plate,
Happy Birthday and best wishes for the year ahead!
October 17th, 2020 03:58
L. B. Mek said:
\'Talk about fast food,
I had seen rashers of bacon
Thicker than that steak.\'
as a fellow foody who dabbles in the fine art of cookery as a staple hobby, I burst out laughing at the picture of that lonely steak swimming perilously from side to side upon its vast canvas plate,
Happy Birthday and best wishes for the year ahead!
October 17th, 2020 03:58
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