tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post3041430594397164501..comments2023-08-20T16:29:20.381+01:00Comments on Poet at Jaybern: Off The WallJohn Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-45559558869193749772017-09-16T16:51:31.560+01:002017-09-16T16:51:31.560+01:00Hi Indybev, thank you for your kind comment. Woul...Hi Indybev, thank you for your kind comment. Wouldn't it be good if all walls and barriers could be torn down and everyone get along! One at a time.... John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-35697921746766658462017-09-16T16:18:14.137+01:002017-09-16T16:18:14.137+01:00Great job of capturing this historical moment. Ho...Great job of capturing this historical moment. How I wish North and South Korea could become one and Kim Jong-un be only a distant memory! indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-45127556191479789942017-09-16T06:46:43.401+01:002017-09-16T06:46:43.401+01:00Hi Sarah, thank you for your comment. I am glad th...Hi Sarah, thank you for your comment. I am glad that the poem gave you strong feelings. I admire you for helping to tear the wall down, that must have been an emotional experience. I have been in places where fences and walls like this dominate the lives of people. I was actually in Gibraltar when that boarder opened and I served on the Green line in Cyprus. Walls and fences are never an answer, something some world leaders would do well to remember.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-56458315336198991562017-09-16T05:37:25.492+01:002017-09-16T05:37:25.492+01:00I felt this poem strongly. I visited Berlin a yea...I felt this poem strongly. I visited Berlin a year after the wall was built and a year after it came down. I rented a sledge hammer, stood in what was once No Man's Land, and pounded at the remnants. I felt such anger. Thank you for this poem.Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-6622581751955726122017-09-15T14:32:11.020+01:002017-09-15T14:32:11.020+01:00Hi Susan, thank you for your kind comment. When I...Hi Susan, thank you for your kind comment. When I was last in Berlin, there were actually hawkers selling fake bits of wall.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-67635957680424805402017-09-15T13:22:10.262+01:002017-09-15T13:22:10.262+01:00"One generation on and
barring a line of ston..."One generation on and<br />barring a line of stone<br />you'd hardly know it existed . . ."<br /><br />Wonderful re-union! I have 3 pieces of that wall, brought to me by a friend who was there. Fine, fine writing!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-55741802494806449252017-09-15T11:04:50.224+01:002017-09-15T11:04:50.224+01:00Hi Sumana, Thanks for your kind comment.Hi Sumana, Thanks for your kind comment.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-88160758665826147632017-09-15T10:55:40.308+01:002017-09-15T10:55:40.308+01:00Now....This one's a grand historical take!!......Now....This one's a grand historical take!!...Well put.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-51973871668630420192017-09-15T06:14:43.473+01:002017-09-15T06:14:43.473+01:00Hi Rallentanda, Thank you for your kind comment. Y...Hi Rallentanda, Thank you for your kind comment. You are right to dislike war, but as you say sometimes it is a necessary evil. As for soldiers writing poetry, I guess it is a way of expressing the emotion and experiences which most people will, fortunately, never know. Perhaps also experience of the baser sides of humanity makes other experiences all the richer. I would commend reading poetry written during war, it is often very powerful and you might be surprised at how many great poets served in the military.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-66363375965541670052017-09-15T05:59:23.252+01:002017-09-15T05:59:23.252+01:00I would have liked to have been in Germany for tha...I would have liked to have been in Germany for that. I know someone who has a piece of that wall. I really envied her being there for that momentous occasion. She went especially all the way for Australia.I am not comfortable with war. I can see it is absolutely necessary in certain circumstances and the defence force is an essential part of our security....am very impressed that a soldier is interested in writing poetry... very heartening . Everyone should be encouraged to write poetry.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-66672641730508727082017-09-15T04:41:26.165+01:002017-09-15T04:41:26.165+01:00Hi Sherry, Thanks for your kind comment. I was su...Hi Sherry, Thanks for your kind comment. I was surprised when I realised that this year the wall would have been down, for as long as it stood!John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-3783057811613372802017-09-15T04:39:25.657+01:002017-09-15T04:39:25.657+01:00It certainly was, such a shame that the disintegra...It certainly was, such a shame that the disintegration of the USSR caused so much strife elsewhere. Thanks for your comment.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-74656049870282668082017-09-15T04:21:09.894+01:002017-09-15T04:21:09.894+01:00I cant believe it has been that many years. I reme...I cant believe it has been that many years. I remember my awe when the wall came down. I had not thought it would happen in my lifetime. A very stirring poem, John.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-83249267176778477772017-09-15T01:07:35.209+01:002017-09-15T01:07:35.209+01:00The reunification of Germany was and is such a mar...The reunification of Germany was and is such a marvelous event in this history of Europe. Thanks for calling attention to it with your poem.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-68917708395940907352017-09-13T14:53:46.935+01:002017-09-13T14:53:46.935+01:00Hi Monika, thank you for your kind comment.Hi Monika, thank you for your kind comment.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-68343702345720783032017-09-13T09:07:33.609+01:002017-09-13T09:07:33.609+01:00you have explained the scene so well.you have explained the scene so well.MONIKA DAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830991614942762409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-24607956705906070062017-09-10T21:47:18.550+01:002017-09-10T21:47:18.550+01:00Hi Susan, Thank you for your kind comment.Hi Susan, Thank you for your kind comment.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-88935001125593799792017-09-10T21:43:08.047+01:002017-09-10T21:43:08.047+01:00You painted this picture well. Thanks.You painted this picture well. Thanks.Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-46527820885077484562017-09-09T06:04:01.595+01:002017-09-09T06:04:01.595+01:00Hi Martin, Thank you for your comment, I'm gla...Hi Martin, Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you thought so. It was an amazing event.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-88698601505096087962017-09-09T01:17:37.100+01:002017-09-09T01:17:37.100+01:00There was a moment. Well brought to life.There was a moment. Well brought to life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com