tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post4837537083948985571..comments2023-11-02T23:27:19.329+11:00Comments on A Curates Egg: Neither sweet, nor fitting.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-74513481472434151782007-05-01T00:14:00.000+10:002007-05-01T00:14:00.000+10:00The cemetaries of Northern France have the same af...The cemetaries of Northern France have the same affect on me. Perhaps we should be running the world - but would we remain pure in heart and spirit?Canbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200641842907969231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-67207001498705996512007-04-28T09:21:00.000+10:002007-04-28T09:21:00.000+10:00Thankyou.Thankyou.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-61954336853720402052007-04-27T23:20:00.000+10:002007-04-27T23:20:00.000+10:00I agree, I wonder how many politicians will put th...I agree, I wonder how many politicians will put their hands up and say "let's go fight shoulder to shoulder?" <BR/>Loved the poem, I learned about Wilfred Owen in High school but didn't know this poem or the way he died.Fleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277854645434859624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-14199969283068702662007-04-27T10:48:00.000+10:002007-04-27T10:48:00.000+10:00Yes. I think he also wrote 'The Green Fields of F...Yes. I think he also wrote 'The Green Fields of France', a similarly haunting song.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-58302129941034707802007-04-27T05:35:00.000+10:002007-04-27T05:35:00.000+10:00Well blow me! "And the Band Played Waltzing Matild...Well blow me! "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" came into my mind too as I read your posting.<BR/>You should hear it sung by June Tabor, unaccompanied, in its pitiless, bleak intensity to bring a tear to the eye and a shiver down the spine - and this is a Pommie speaking!<BR/><BR/>Great post, Lee (and thanks for reminding me about the Wilfred Owen poem)Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330775846201490413.post-23975654800669126062007-04-26T17:12:00.000+10:002007-04-26T17:12:00.000+10:00Hi Lee. Your post immediately reminded me of the s...Hi Lee. Your post immediately reminded me of the song "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle. Neither sweet nor fitting, what a waste war is!<BR/><BR/>Good post, man!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528001127103773045noreply@blogger.com