tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post2780029272171119043..comments2024-03-26T03:11:42.678-04:00Comments on Behind Their Lines: Pure PeaceConnie R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-45310346790044072142020-02-23T10:11:57.616-05:002020-02-23T10:11:57.616-05:00Thank you for your visits to the graves of these m...Thank you for your visits to the graves of these men, Chris, and for all your work to further peace. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-57156453026048639732020-02-22T01:51:41.041-05:002020-02-22T01:51:41.041-05:00As I commented on an earlier post on HW (or was th...As I commented on an earlier post on HW (or was that Frances Ledwidge?), these two "poets among poets were buried practically side by side in the scenic grounds of our Artillery Wood Cemetery, just northeast of Ypres. The name of their Cemetery is suite appropriate, connecting as it does war and nature. Both HW and his Irish comrade came from outlying regions, both longed for their home and sang of nature, blackbirds, streams, brooks,plants, flowers and the peasants, whom they'd had to peace behind to fight a war that wasn't theirs. I go there on occasions, but, before next time, let this be my homage to them.<br />Thanks, Connie, for your wonderful work, as war doesn't seem to give in. c.spriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362112445796023444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-53456672584906712072018-02-21T17:10:47.183-05:002018-02-21T17:10:47.183-05:00Over again in March and then for the 90th Annivers...Over again in March and then for the 90th Anniversary of the 1928 Pilgrimage in August. I will try to get to Mametz. Full range of emotions as ever!Ian Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253106381895084914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-69877180379350159192018-01-15T10:18:28.717-05:002018-01-15T10:18:28.717-05:00Thanks for reading and responding, Ian - and thank...Thanks for reading and responding, Ian - and thank you for your service. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-68724783696708256342018-01-13T07:50:27.941-05:002018-01-13T07:50:27.941-05:00I have a very special regard for the Welsh in the ...I have a very special regard for the Welsh in the Great War - their lyrical writing about such places as Mametz Wood is very impressive. I do wish I could read this in the original welsh. the description of his death by a fellow soldier is hugely powerful.And his “Heavy weather, heavy soul, heavy heart" comment - I know that feeling a little. It often describes my mood after 3 or 4 days on the battlefields as I guiltily and freely turn for the safety of home.<br />Ian Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253106381895084914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-75275723847277722622017-11-21T07:57:46.343-05:002017-11-21T07:57:46.343-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.mehdihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470485205941714016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-5059644962250401512017-07-31T18:52:52.364-04:002017-07-31T18:52:52.364-04:00Wonderful post, Dan -- and wonderful images (espec...Wonderful post, Dan -- and wonderful images (especially the WWI Lego scene). Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-1972767055985007142017-07-31T13:49:33.216-04:002017-07-31T13:49:33.216-04:00Hi Connie, thanks very much. Posted the blog earli...Hi Connie, thanks very much. Posted the blog earlier: http://www.bricktothepast.com/blog-to-the-past/hedd-wynDan H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12034389126484480599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-29398445956131621212017-07-30T13:14:51.425-04:002017-07-30T13:14:51.425-04:00Thanks very much, Connie. I will let you know once...Thanks very much, Connie. I will let you know once it's up.Dan H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12034389126484480599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-57383657462022487752017-07-27T18:07:41.205-04:002017-07-27T18:07:41.205-04:00Dan, I'd be very happy to be quoted and linked...Dan, I'd be very happy to be quoted and linked -- and am most interested in reading your blog as well. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-65956873250053056952017-07-27T16:37:56.554-04:002017-07-27T16:37:56.554-04:00Great blog Connie, would you mind if I quoted you ...Great blog Connie, would you mind if I quoted you in a blog I'm preparing for Monday? Links back to your blog of course.<br /><br />Thanks <br /><br />DanDan H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12034389126484480599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-33388354728979095282017-05-28T08:30:21.338-04:002017-05-28T08:30:21.338-04:00Thanks for reading and commenting, Tom. The last t...Thanks for reading and commenting, Tom. The last two lines of the poem take my breath away.... Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970554022397463322.post-74232822297945932712017-05-28T00:33:56.943-04:002017-05-28T00:33:56.943-04:00Wonderful poem, marvelous commentary, as always.Wonderful poem, marvelous commentary, as always.Thomas Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645380693097266173noreply@blogger.com