tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post264391013924035518..comments2023-09-13T03:10:36.690-07:00Comments on Robin's Nest: It seems like yesterdayOld Egghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-50116116731811485832014-12-07T15:36:46.831-08:002014-12-07T15:36:46.831-08:00The last line is sadly true...there are still swee...The last line is sadly true...there are still sweet little boys and girls living the reality of war. Will mankind ever learn?.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067000448205048484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-75280391898800438802014-12-07T01:43:46.203-08:002014-12-07T01:43:46.203-08:00It's sad that still there is no learning, hope...It's sad that still there is no learning, hope this message reaches all.MeenalSonalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427385947855019585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-50378113777806883832014-12-03T22:23:32.233-08:002014-12-03T22:23:32.233-08:00Gosh. War & its effects. Moving.
Sad that litt...Gosh. War & its effects. Moving.<br />Sad that little boys still have to spot bombers & fighter-planes...Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-72646714682884016872014-12-03T21:50:56.092-08:002014-12-03T21:50:56.092-08:00In spite of its reputation in the States as the &q...In spite of its reputation in the States as the "good war," there really is no such thing. I do envy your childhood freedom to roam, though, and I think Western culture suffers from the many constraints on modern childhood. It's hard to learn independence when you can never run free, explore, and solve your own problems.Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-60012147898574527092014-12-03T09:45:33.992-08:002014-12-03T09:45:33.992-08:00last lines are hard hitting,greatlast lines are hard hitting,greati b arorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161315866262492520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-28442924298645338102014-12-03T05:14:31.275-08:002014-12-03T05:14:31.275-08:00Do you remember the shelter like this that was bui...Do you remember the shelter like this that was built in the back garden at Gothic Cottage? Never used as a shelter, but came in handy for games and storing rubbish and garden tools.Altonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841390371168941022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-36003608616351735252014-12-02T19:23:42.410-08:002014-12-02T19:23:42.410-08:00This was just excellent, Old Egg, insights of a by...This was just excellent, Old Egg, insights of a by-gone war, told from the memories of a child. As the posters used to read back in the 60's, "War is Dangerous to Children and Other Living Things." I still believe that peace is possible, and we do our part to further that ideal by blogging here together, across the continents and around the world. War will never make any sense to me, I question the sanity of those who Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-65710012215973116612014-12-02T18:22:10.266-08:002014-12-02T18:22:10.266-08:00Thank you Mary. Yes, I have thought of publishing ...Thank you Mary. Yes, I have thought of publishing an e-book but I am sure that would mean I would have to sit still and really work at it!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-65402525007388506982014-12-02T17:33:36.019-08:002014-12-02T17:33:36.019-08:00What great imagery of a time I can only imagine. I...What great imagery of a time I can only imagine. I love the life of the boys who roamed buildings and dark wood. The ending had a real punch to it too. Thanks for sharing. Have you thought about publishing an e-book? Man I am recommending everyone publish tonight. Just a lot of good writing on the hop. ;)Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-63718776842523388212014-12-02T12:07:13.740-08:002014-12-02T12:07:13.740-08:00Mankind is still an animal when settling differenc...Mankind is still an animal when settling differences. I do hope you never experience war too, Romi.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-13485194379005193732014-12-02T12:04:21.421-08:002014-12-02T12:04:21.421-08:00Yes, that was really me Lilibeth. My father worked...Yes, that was really me Lilibeth. My father worked in London during the war and he used to bring home pieces of shrapnel from exploding shells found while doing fire watch on his workplace's roof.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-67156475587140969592014-12-02T12:00:46.783-08:002014-12-02T12:00:46.783-08:00Curiously my own wife cut her face badly when runn...Curiously my own wife cut her face badly when running to a shelter when a schoolgirl.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-83572387461255882292014-12-02T11:59:00.727-08:002014-12-02T11:59:00.727-08:00Thanks Jim, I don't know "y" that ha...Thanks Jim, I don't know "y" that happened!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-37139964899212858382014-12-02T10:29:34.207-08:002014-12-02T10:29:34.207-08:00Amazing! I loved this poem and all the images it e...Amazing! I loved this poem and all the images it evoked. Also. the ending line. What an observation. Have you read Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis? It opened a window into London during the blitz that I enjoyed peering into. I wondered if you might have a perspective that was similar or different...since you actually lived it. Or did you? Is this a real memory or a poetic re-creation. Your writing seems so real that I never know.<br />Lilibethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031218249072893776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-84286961778130861742014-12-02T08:05:23.835-08:002014-12-02T08:05:23.835-08:00A comment not to keep, but your 4th verse reads:
&...A comment not to keep, but your 4th verse reads:<br />"So <i><b>the</b></i> gave us eggs"<br />You probably meant "<i><b>they</b></i> gave us<br />(We had chickens too, eating and for eggs.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-91711563909510713792014-12-02T08:02:25.316-08:002014-12-02T08:02:25.316-08:00I remember those days in the U.S. also. Your memo...I remember those days in the U.S. also. Your memories were right-on. Everything for us was rationed, we lived on a farm that my dad rented so we grew vegetables and meat. No bombers there, it was in the Midwest, but we had black-outs. There were German U-Boats/Subs down here along the Texas coast.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-2724790113226659292014-12-02T05:38:41.081-08:002014-12-02T05:38:41.081-08:00Two years ago we met with cousins in Germany who r...Two years ago we met with cousins in Germany who ran to bunkers when planes flew over their city in Emden Germany. It was really hard to wrap my mind around my own family being in danger from the war.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-45033742998294522362014-12-02T03:59:01.114-08:002014-12-02T03:59:01.114-08:00I haven't experienced war, and I hope I will n...I haven't experienced war, and I hope I will never experience war.Romihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798019837658682377noreply@blogger.com