tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959546257766200980.post6544407037345751615..comments2021-11-28T18:15:29.114+00:00Comments on The Readiness Is All: Falling Leaves Like SnowflakesAntony Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265404540397871203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959546257766200980.post-71968411726900076112021-11-28T18:15:29.114+00:002021-11-28T18:15:29.114+00:00Thanks for taking the time to comment and for the ...Thanks for taking the time to comment and for the recommendation about "Broken Blossoms."Antony Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265404540397871203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959546257766200980.post-45434418532253530642021-11-22T14:42:22.583+00:002021-11-22T14:42:22.583+00:00My Grandfather was in the WW1 and came back shell-...My Grandfather was in the WW1 and came back shell-shocked . He never spoke of the horrors he must have seen - good friends cut down in their prime.I am particularly moved by W N hodgson `Glimpse`. Wilfred owen`s Dulce et Decorum Est. ` Breakfast` by Wilfred Wilson Gibson and ``For The Fallen` Laurence Binyon.I would urge anyone who is not familiar with the song - sung beautifully by Dusty Springfield - called `Broken Blossoms` which contains the poignant words ``when within have died so many dreams`` and ``In Fields they`ve never seen before , far from fields they`ll never see again. BrianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231879099067962621noreply@blogger.com