tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post6660380201797446893..comments2024-03-18T10:21:20.394-04:00Comments on Slightly Off the Mark: 7 Firemen AngelsMark R Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-38374217696092159182011-09-11T02:01:01.101-04:002011-09-11T02:01:01.101-04:00Wayne, I'm not sure I'll evere be patient ...Wayne, I'm not sure I'll evere be patient or, for want of a better word, precise enough to be a songwriter. But you're right, sometimes an idea drives youi crazy until you write it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-81573873741899873322011-09-11T00:25:38.422-04:002011-09-11T00:25:38.422-04:00Congrats, Mark, you're a songwriter. It does d...Congrats, Mark, you're a songwriter. It does drive you nuts till you write it down, doesn't it? Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-84173402780066022722011-09-09T18:06:43.327-04:002011-09-09T18:06:43.327-04:00The song was "7 Spanish Angels", April -...The song was "7 Spanish Angels", April -- there's a link up there that you can click on to hear one version of it.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-80849513876289549252011-09-09T16:37:18.368-04:002011-09-09T16:37:18.368-04:00This is very good of poem, hon. What was the song...This is very good of poem, hon. What was the song from which you'd used the rhythm to which you'd added your words? Just curious. I cried when reading this poem cus of the memories of seeing this happen, as well as cus this just is so sad.April Moronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947006584028666968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-89326378027693110592011-09-09T01:57:27.698-04:002011-09-09T01:57:27.698-04:00Thanks Eve, and Mike, I agree. Eve, I hope I can ...Thanks Eve, and Mike, I agree. Eve, I hope I can read yours this weekend -- my regular e-mail that gives me notifications seems to be down, but hopefully it'll be back up by then to give me a reminder.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-60094373845220211142011-09-08T21:43:44.563-04:002011-09-08T21:43:44.563-04:00"Land of the free, because of the brave."..."Land of the free, because of the brave." I hope we never forget 9/11.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701073254382883934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-65859556857870211132011-09-08T17:41:54.966-04:002011-09-08T17:41:54.966-04:00I just finished writing a tribute poem to 9-11 and...I just finished writing a tribute poem to 9-11 and then I came across this wonderful lyrical poem you wrote. I don't think I'm familiar with the original song, but I really think you did a wonderful job with your own words! Thanks for sharing and you can see mine up this weekend--it is not a song however, just a poem. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-26398210644971885272011-09-08T01:03:37.513-04:002011-09-08T01:03:37.513-04:00Seven is the number of perfection ... I like that....Seven is the number of perfection ... I like that. I'm a student of WW II, and have seen both the newsreels and read the first-hand descriptions of what went on; it was like 9/11 every night in England, for far too long.<br /><br />Thanks, everyone ... and I think maybe this idea really did come from the Other Side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-57064670740635562512011-09-07T18:49:19.370-04:002011-09-07T18:49:19.370-04:00Very well done, Mark. And very timely.Very well done, Mark. And very timely.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-40053725507215288622011-09-07T15:32:28.811-04:002011-09-07T15:32:28.811-04:00I would say this poem came from the Other Side to ...I would say this poem came from the Other Side to you for you were the one designated to put it into words. I love this, Mark. This is an amazing poem of immortal love. The tributes to those courageous people still need to be spoken.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467533615728239939.post-14499526009031894012011-09-07T05:57:29.739-04:002011-09-07T05:57:29.739-04:00Seven is the number of perfection. :-)
Those of u...Seven is the number of perfection. :-)<br /><br />Those of us who are either old enough to have witnessed the Blitz, or heard vivid stories second hand, or seen the WWII contemporary newsreels; well, we understand. <br /><br />To give but one instance, the city of Bristol. On the night of 24th November 1940, 168 bombs dropped on the city in less than a minute.<br /><br />http://www.bristolblitzed.org/?page_id=63Xenaclonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270850179267483779noreply@blogger.com