tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post1736996419564418876..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: For Those Who LivedDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-51537082535872554272017-11-15T12:40:59.262-07:002017-11-15T12:40:59.262-07:00Thank you so much Delores! It was hard to write!Thank you so much Delores! It was hard to write!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90347382542219387242017-11-15T12:40:27.584-07:002017-11-15T12:40:27.584-07:00Thanks so much, Leanne! One keeps wondering what w...Thanks so much, Leanne! One keeps wondering what we've ever learned from it. When it keeps on happening...Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-42010114877909153202017-11-15T12:39:48.250-07:002017-11-15T12:39:48.250-07:00I couldn't help but think that every cross rep...I couldn't help but think that every cross represented a family. Heart-breaking.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-60215615636504103412017-11-15T12:38:44.763-07:002017-11-15T12:38:44.763-07:00Not sweet indeed. Our second son served two tours ...Not sweet indeed. Our second son served two tours overseas. We are the fortunate ones, though. Our son came home.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-70839172259682983992017-11-15T12:37:38.015-07:002017-11-15T12:37:38.015-07:00It's so true when it's called the 'ult...It's so true when it's called the 'ultimate', isn't it?Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90500578769135395022017-11-15T12:37:12.529-07:002017-11-15T12:37:12.529-07:00Thank you Karen. It was such a tender moment for u...Thank you Karen. It was such a tender moment for us.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-35746651070801497232017-11-15T12:36:39.565-07:002017-11-15T12:36:39.565-07:00Thanks so much, Karen!Thanks so much, Karen!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-73579050843374039942017-11-14T05:43:56.674-07:002017-11-14T05:43:56.674-07:00I can never read 'In Flanders Fields' with...I can never read 'In Flanders Fields' without breaking down and now you've added another to the list of poems that leave me misty eyed. Beautiful job.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87918608705502155372017-11-13T20:30:48.452-07:002017-11-13T20:30:48.452-07:00Beautiful Diane - I think you did a better job tha...Beautiful Diane - I think you did a better job than the original poet - war is an awful thing isn't it?Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-38032390266206962592017-11-13T17:31:30.872-07:002017-11-13T17:31:30.872-07:00So true; each death represents so much more than o...So true; each death represents so much more than one person's life. Beautifully done, Diane.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-33745446593612283072017-11-13T13:51:53.376-07:002017-11-13T13:51:53.376-07:00what better time than this to share those poems. W...what better time than this to share those poems. We here in the U.S. are still sending our young men [and not so young] to "lie so sweetly there." only it doesn't feel so sweet.grownchildren.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425291860159697969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-69292176898959617862017-11-13T13:19:33.967-07:002017-11-13T13:19:33.967-07:00Thank you. Those who served AND their families ga...Thank you. Those who served AND their families gave so much.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-50839830532848433492017-11-13T11:48:38.943-07:002017-11-13T11:48:38.943-07:00Your poem gave me chills. Great job paying tribute...Your poem gave me chills. Great job paying tribute, Diane.Karen @BakingInATornado.comhttp://bakinginatornado.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-66492310689941184672017-11-13T10:07:05.843-07:002017-11-13T10:07:05.843-07:00Thank you for highlighting the memory of veterans ...Thank you for highlighting the memory of veterans by offering your own poem. Very tender and beautiful. Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.com