Comments received on poems by Goldfinch60
Life of Cheer?
Suresh said:
Whatever the cause
Whenever the heart is heavy
Let\'s hope we find the strength
To bear, to overcome, to ease
Till then, thru the, and thereafter
Into that life of cheer.
December 25th, 2019 20:01
Suresh said:
Whatever the cause
Whenever the heart is heavy
Let\'s hope we find the strength
To bear, to overcome, to ease
Till then, thru the, and thereafter
Into that life of cheer.
December 25th, 2019 20:01
Life of Cheer?
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS UNCLE ANDY ~ For brihtening our Christmas Morning (its now Noon !) with an excellent Jazz Trio playing a lovely & lively Tune. You always surprise us Musically ~ even on Christmas day ! Love the sentiment of your Poem and we hope & pray your wish will be answered ! However the reality is that the GAP between the HAVES & HAVE nots widens every day ! There will be many @ this Christmastime who will spend more on Alcohol than a Family in LETHOSO have to feed themselves for a WHOLE YEAR ! JESUS said *The Poor you will always have with YOU* and he was right ! The SALVATION ARMY Worldwide will feed many Lonely & Needy today *Many Thousands Wordlwide - AMEN !* It is one branch of the Christian Church ~ Angela & I support financially the Year round because they actually practice what JESUS Preached !
Blessings & Peace @ this Christmas Time
To You and Your Beloved JOYCE & Family
Love & Prayers as always ~ BRIAN & ANGELA
🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 25th, 2019 07:26
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
THANKS UNCLE ANDY ~ For brihtening our Christmas Morning (its now Noon !) with an excellent Jazz Trio playing a lovely & lively Tune. You always surprise us Musically ~ even on Christmas day ! Love the sentiment of your Poem and we hope & pray your wish will be answered ! However the reality is that the GAP between the HAVES & HAVE nots widens every day ! There will be many @ this Christmastime who will spend more on Alcohol than a Family in LETHOSO have to feed themselves for a WHOLE YEAR ! JESUS said *The Poor you will always have with YOU* and he was right ! The SALVATION ARMY Worldwide will feed many Lonely & Needy today *Many Thousands Wordlwide - AMEN !* It is one branch of the Christian Church ~ Angela & I support financially the Year round because they actually practice what JESUS Preached !
Blessings & Peace @ this Christmas Time
To You and Your Beloved JOYCE & Family
Love & Prayers as always ~ BRIAN & ANGELA
🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 25th, 2019 07:26
Life of Cheer?
orchidee said:
Meanwhile, Fido fixes Christmas - sounds like a film title. He reminds me to take my water-syphon to parties. He don\'t want any \'merriment!\' He\'s a pest. lol.
December 25th, 2019 03:08
orchidee said:
Meanwhile, Fido fixes Christmas - sounds like a film title. He reminds me to take my water-syphon to parties. He don\'t want any \'merriment!\' He\'s a pest. lol.
December 25th, 2019 03:08
Life of Cheer?
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. Seasons Greetings to you and yours too! Yes, a difficult time for some (for many?)
. I believe the change or \'fix\' needs to be from within people, not merely changing the \'outward\' things, call it society, or whatever we may call it.
A carol wisely expresses it:
From \'O little town of Bethlehem\':
\'O holy child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born in us today (by the Spirit)\'
December 25th, 2019 03:06
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. Seasons Greetings to you and yours too! Yes, a difficult time for some (for many?)
. I believe the change or \'fix\' needs to be from within people, not merely changing the \'outward\' things, call it society, or whatever we may call it.
A carol wisely expresses it:
From \'O little town of Bethlehem\':
\'O holy child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born in us today (by the Spirit)\'
December 25th, 2019 03:06
Golden Silences.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks UNCLE ANDY for the Video & Poem both very SOPHORIFIC ~ we need our sleep ~ extra busy day tomorrow & midnight MASS tonight. In the Morning (after the Service) we have decided to leave the Church Open until 6pm when a Christma Buffet will be available (with Schloer & Coffee !) from NOON to 6 pm ~ Angela & I are on the 4 to 6 shift ! We already have 12 takers but we are catering for 50 ~ the word will get around as the Salvation Army are already overbooked (over 50 for a full Cmas Lunch ! We have entertainers CMas Choir & a Cmas Magician & our PUPPETS (Angela is a Puppeteer !) with a Christmas Programme. The Lonely & Homeless deserve the best ! They will all get a present of Chox & Sox ! We were going to launch this in 2020 but the demand promted a PILOT ~ Pray it will be a Blessing to those that attend ! We have selected YOU as MPS Music Man of 2019 you music is always ECLECTIC !
Blessings & Peace & Prayer to YOU & YOUR Lovely JOYCE
Love & Prayers BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 24th, 2019 07:26
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Thanks UNCLE ANDY for the Video & Poem both very SOPHORIFIC ~ we need our sleep ~ extra busy day tomorrow & midnight MASS tonight. In the Morning (after the Service) we have decided to leave the Church Open until 6pm when a Christma Buffet will be available (with Schloer & Coffee !) from NOON to 6 pm ~ Angela & I are on the 4 to 6 shift ! We already have 12 takers but we are catering for 50 ~ the word will get around as the Salvation Army are already overbooked (over 50 for a full Cmas Lunch ! We have entertainers CMas Choir & a Cmas Magician & our PUPPETS (Angela is a Puppeteer !) with a Christmas Programme. The Lonely & Homeless deserve the best ! They will all get a present of Chox & Sox ! We were going to launch this in 2020 but the demand promted a PILOT ~ Pray it will be a Blessing to those that attend ! We have selected YOU as MPS Music Man of 2019 you music is always ECLECTIC !
Blessings & Peace & Prayer to YOU & YOUR Lovely JOYCE
Love & Prayers BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 24th, 2019 07:26
Golden Silences.
Michael Edwards said:
There\'s nothing like music - now to listen to MR
December 24th, 2019 05:02
Michael Edwards said:
There\'s nothing like music - now to listen to MR
December 24th, 2019 05:02
Golden Silences.
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold, and Seasons Greetings to you and yours.
But, aww, why they wish every piece of mine would be silent?! lol.
I was gonna produce an album, but the producers insisted I called it \'Two Cats Fighting!\'
December 24th, 2019 02:49
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold, and Seasons Greetings to you and yours.
But, aww, why they wish every piece of mine would be silent?! lol.
I was gonna produce an album, but the producers insisted I called it \'Two Cats Fighting!\'
December 24th, 2019 02:49
Birthday Trumpet.
myself and me said:
The highest glory for a musician is that his/her piece still alive after themselves and being remembered.
Beautiful writing.
December 23rd, 2019 11:55
myself and me said:
The highest glory for a musician is that his/her piece still alive after themselves and being remembered.
Beautiful writing.
December 23rd, 2019 11:55
Birthday Trumpet.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Morning Uncle ANDY ~ Love the mellow tones of Chets Horn ~ Nice music to wrap presents by ! Im HOME ALONE ~ Angela is at work TODAY helping to make her Clients more Mobile with AQUATHERAPY & Massage & Acupuncture etc !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & JOYCE & Your Family
You are always on our Prayer List ~ AMEN
Love BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 23rd, 2019 06:17
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Morning Uncle ANDY ~ Love the mellow tones of Chets Horn ~ Nice music to wrap presents by ! Im HOME ALONE ~ Angela is at work TODAY helping to make her Clients more Mobile with AQUATHERAPY & Massage & Acupuncture etc !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & JOYCE & Your Family
You are always on our Prayer List ~ AMEN
Love BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 23rd, 2019 06:17
Birthday Trumpet.
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
The notes of great musicians fill the air, even when they are gone Andy.
Ex animo, Alan
December 23rd, 2019 03:16
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
The notes of great musicians fill the air, even when they are gone Andy.
Ex animo, Alan
December 23rd, 2019 03:16
Birthday Trumpet.
orchidee said:
A nice write Gold. I know people with birthdays on Dec 22, 23, and 25.
December 23rd, 2019 02:48
orchidee said:
A nice write Gold. I know people with birthdays on Dec 22, 23, and 25.
December 23rd, 2019 02:48
A Subaltern\'s Marriage.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Evening UNCLE ANDTY ~ Ahhhhhhhhhhh *MISS JOAN HUNTER DUNN* a Betjeman Classic & one of his BEST ! Angela & I give talks on JB & his Poems. We share the recitation but this one always Falls to ME ! It is a delight to recite but it deserves to be recited slowly and with great respect ! Anyone who can work the WORD *EUONYMUS* (Winter Creeper ~ Flowering Plant) into a Poem deserves to be Poet Laureate ! There are some other delightful lines in the Poem and in my Literature Classes for Adults I lend would-be-Poets a portfolio of about 12 Betjamin Poems and ask then to read mark learn and inwardly digest them ! I ask them to recite their fave and I play it back to the GROUP.. As Tommy Dorsey said to SINATRA to be an effective SINGER you have to *MILK THE WORDS like CROSBY* Its the same with being a PERFORMANCE POET ~ One has to *MILK THE WORDS* and JBs words are very very milkable !
We love the actual last verse :
The scent of her wrap - and the words never said
And the ominous ominous dancing ahead
We sat in the Car Park till twenty to one
And now Im engaged to MISS JOAN HUNTER DUNN !
The cars mentioned HILLMAN - AUSTIN - ROVERS - Betray the ERA !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE
Love BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 22nd, 2019 12:01
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Evening UNCLE ANDTY ~ Ahhhhhhhhhhh *MISS JOAN HUNTER DUNN* a Betjeman Classic & one of his BEST ! Angela & I give talks on JB & his Poems. We share the recitation but this one always Falls to ME ! It is a delight to recite but it deserves to be recited slowly and with great respect ! Anyone who can work the WORD *EUONYMUS* (Winter Creeper ~ Flowering Plant) into a Poem deserves to be Poet Laureate ! There are some other delightful lines in the Poem and in my Literature Classes for Adults I lend would-be-Poets a portfolio of about 12 Betjamin Poems and ask then to read mark learn and inwardly digest them ! I ask them to recite their fave and I play it back to the GROUP.. As Tommy Dorsey said to SINATRA to be an effective SINGER you have to *MILK THE WORDS like CROSBY* Its the same with being a PERFORMANCE POET ~ One has to *MILK THE WORDS* and JBs words are very very milkable !
We love the actual last verse :
The scent of her wrap - and the words never said
And the ominous ominous dancing ahead
We sat in the Car Park till twenty to one
And now Im engaged to MISS JOAN HUNTER DUNN !
The cars mentioned HILLMAN - AUSTIN - ROVERS - Betray the ERA !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE
Love BRIAN & ANGELA 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚
December 22nd, 2019 12:01
A Subaltern\'s Marriage.
Fay Slimm. said:
An most engaging twenty words Andy rhymed as a challenge and hope it won hearers - that poem by JB has always been one of my favourites.
December 22nd, 2019 11:35
Fay Slimm. said:
An most engaging twenty words Andy rhymed as a challenge and hope it won hearers - that poem by JB has always been one of my favourites.
December 22nd, 2019 11:35
A Subaltern\'s Marriage.
Nicholas Browning said:
A very innovative challenge for sure. Haven\'t seen this done before. The inspiration for it is nice too.
December 22nd, 2019 10:12
Nicholas Browning said:
A very innovative challenge for sure. Haven\'t seen this done before. The inspiration for it is nice too.
December 22nd, 2019 10:12
A Subaltern\'s Marriage.
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
A Subaltern\'s Love Song is an astounding poem, Andy, poetic license of course.
One must be very careful when naming names in poetry. J. Hunter Dunn was still living when this became a world wide, well known poem and deemed to be one of JB\'s finest.
She became Mrs. Joan Jackson and died in, I think, 2008. She did not, however, have JB\'s son.
The pen is mightier than the tennis racquet.
Ex animo, Alan
December 22nd, 2019 07:33
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
A Subaltern\'s Love Song is an astounding poem, Andy, poetic license of course.
One must be very careful when naming names in poetry. J. Hunter Dunn was still living when this became a world wide, well known poem and deemed to be one of JB\'s finest.
She became Mrs. Joan Jackson and died in, I think, 2008. She did not, however, have JB\'s son.
The pen is mightier than the tennis racquet.
Ex animo, Alan
December 22nd, 2019 07:33
A Subaltern\'s Marriage.
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. Aww, but why he wish bombs to fall on Slough? That\'s not that far from me. We\'re not friends with him!
Should I try this style? It would be a very short song, if I must sing - one verse!
December 22nd, 2019 02:46
orchidee said:
A good write Gold. Aww, but why he wish bombs to fall on Slough? That\'s not that far from me. We\'re not friends with him!
Should I try this style? It would be a very short song, if I must sing - one verse!
December 22nd, 2019 02:46
Move Forward - Tanka.
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE - Thanks for caring UNCLE ANDY - We both love Beethoven ! Appassiona very frenetic ~ almost the BUM of the Flightel BEE ! Big contrast to the Moonlight at the beginning !
CARPE DIEM ! We dont get many TANKAS and they do presnt an opportunity to amplify the SENRYU (or HAIKU) which is their role !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE !
Love ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 21st, 2019 14:08
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
ANGELA HERE - Thanks for caring UNCLE ANDY - We both love Beethoven ! Appassiona very frenetic ~ almost the BUM of the Flightel BEE ! Big contrast to the Moonlight at the beginning !
CARPE DIEM ! We dont get many TANKAS and they do presnt an opportunity to amplify the SENRYU (or HAIKU) which is their role !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE !
Love ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 21st, 2019 14:08
Move Forward - Tanka.
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
Nice tanka here Andy, well done.
Ex animo, Alan
December 21st, 2019 06:06
Alan .S. Jeeves said:
Nice tanka here Andy, well done.
Ex animo, Alan
December 21st, 2019 06:06
By Her Side.
Laura🌻 said:
Andy,
You had tears flowing down your face as you were writing this ...
I had tears flowing down my face as I read it!
It reminded me of the night my mom decided to give up her earthly existence and let her spirit fly to join my dad’s! I sat next to her and her last words to me were, “Let me go. Don’t cry. Just sit next to me. Everything will be alright!” I fell asleep with my head next to hers as she quietly slipped away! I feel cheated in the sense that we never said goodbye! That is what I constantly think about...and the tears flow uncontrollably!
I know if she were here she would tell me to stop the crying and to get over it!
I do try to listen, but it’s not easy!
My love to Joyce and to you!
I do think of her a lot!
~Laura~
December 21st, 2019 05:47
Laura🌻 said:
Andy,
You had tears flowing down your face as you were writing this ...
I had tears flowing down my face as I read it!
It reminded me of the night my mom decided to give up her earthly existence and let her spirit fly to join my dad’s! I sat next to her and her last words to me were, “Let me go. Don’t cry. Just sit next to me. Everything will be alright!” I fell asleep with my head next to hers as she quietly slipped away! I feel cheated in the sense that we never said goodbye! That is what I constantly think about...and the tears flow uncontrollably!
I know if she were here she would tell me to stop the crying and to get over it!
I do try to listen, but it’s not easy!
My love to Joyce and to you!
I do think of her a lot!
~Laura~
December 21st, 2019 05:47
Move Forward - Tanka.
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold. Yes, and \'tomorrow\' never comes. When it gets here, it\'s always \'today\'.
Did I muck it up in 1066? - those who gave their \'today\' that we might have our \'tomorrow\'. No tomorrow for Harold! Doh!
December 21st, 2019 02:52
orchidee said:
A fine write Gold. Yes, and \'tomorrow\' never comes. When it gets here, it\'s always \'today\'.
Did I muck it up in 1066? - those who gave their \'today\' that we might have our \'tomorrow\'. No tomorrow for Harold! Doh!
December 21st, 2019 02:52
Move Forward - Tanka.
Michael Edwards said:
A sobering thought - super tanka.
December 21st, 2019 02:26
Michael Edwards said:
A sobering thought - super tanka.
December 21st, 2019 02:26
By Her Side.
Suresh said:
You sit by her bedside, and the beauty that was tear up your eyes. That is love indeed.
December 20th, 2019 20:35
Suresh said:
You sit by her bedside, and the beauty that was tear up your eyes. That is love indeed.
December 20th, 2019 20:35
By Her Side.
myself and me said:
I am deeply moved by the writing. How lucky she is to have someone like you to love her, take care of her.
December 20th, 2019 14:25
myself and me said:
I am deeply moved by the writing. How lucky she is to have someone like you to love her, take care of her.
December 20th, 2019 14:25
Sunday Drivers?
Gregstarandgoff said:
Lol I feel your pain!
And love the poem!
December 20th, 2019 04:59
Gregstarandgoff said:
Lol I feel your pain!
And love the poem!
December 20th, 2019 04:59
By Her Side.
Michael Edwards said:
You had me welling up reading this. What a touching write.
December 20th, 2019 03:52
Michael Edwards said:
You had me welling up reading this. What a touching write.
December 20th, 2019 03:52
By Her Side.
orchidee said:
A poignant write Gold, and especially at this season. Thinking of you all.
December 20th, 2019 03:14
orchidee said:
A poignant write Gold, and especially at this season. Thinking of you all.
December 20th, 2019 03:14
Sunday Drivers?
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Evening UNCLE ANDY ~ Brian & I are often on the Roads on a Sunday going to MUMS or MAMAS for Sunday Lunch after Church ~ We are both still courting ! The average speeeeeeeed is about 20 mph and a lot of them are *Red velve covered Steering Wheel Drivers !* another folk song. Love your song ~ and the CORRIES !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE
Love ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 19th, 2019 16:05
ANGELA & BRIAN said:
Good Evening UNCLE ANDY ~ Brian & I are often on the Roads on a Sunday going to MUMS or MAMAS for Sunday Lunch after Church ~ We are both still courting ! The average speeeeeeeed is about 20 mph and a lot of them are *Red velve covered Steering Wheel Drivers !* another folk song. Love your song ~ and the CORRIES !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOUR Beloved JOYCE
Love ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡💚🧡💚🧡
December 19th, 2019 16:05
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