Absent Friends

[The_Caretaker]

Remember this Christmas all who won't be here to enjoy the good and bad times with friends and family. A minutes silance on christmas day to remember them.

 

[brigham600]

Too true my friend and having just had a 3rd family funeral in a year, two of them children, I know exactly what you mean.

I shall be raising my glass at least 3 times on Crimbo day in memory.

 

[chockhead819]

I agree with those sentiments, in our Naval Association we have lost 3 female members this year all from breast cancer including a lovely person who died at the age of 41, a stauch lady who worked tirelessly for the RBL & our treasurer who had been ill for a long time & hid it from us all.

 

[Darkershadeofblu]

Again similar sentiments as I know 4 people who have entered Davy Jones locker in the las few months

 

[nutty_bag]

Agreed!! I will be raising my glass to both my parents, a good friend, all those people i go out to who are at deaths door or have indeed crossed over, all those fellow bootnecks, matelots, pongo's etc and to the little lad who i dealt with last week and i pray for every day.

N.B

 

[josiecats]

This will be my first xmas without my dad,,,,,,,,,, hes bin gone 5 months now................so im setting a place at the table fr him........

 

[Bergen]

With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had

For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfoot lad


By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot lads are laid

The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade

 

[josiecats]

With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had

For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfoot lad


By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot lads are laid

The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade

thats beautiful..you always have a poem fr everything..........do you write them yourself ,or do you have books

 

[Bergen]

With rue my heart is laden
For golden friends I had

For many a rose-lipt maiden
And many a lightfoot lad


By brooks too broad for leaping
The lightfoot lads are laid

The rose-lipt girls are sleeping
In fields where roses fade

thats beautiful..you always have a poem fr everything..........do you write them yourself ,or do you have books

Awww shucks Jos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd like to take the credit but it's A.E. Housman.............one of my favourite poets and this poem is one that I keep in my memory bank.................SWMDL!!

 

[The_Caretaker]

Never did I imagine that I would ever know a Marine
So determined and strong yet beautifully serene
A man with a mission and an agenda to follow
Twelve hour days can make people somewhat hollow
But nothing could be further from the truth
Generosity and kindness and a great smile is the proof
Admiration flows from me to this Marine and others
Dedication and loyalty to all and their brothers
Never did I imagine that I would ever know a Marine
What other amazing things I will learn about him remains to be seen

 

[slim]

Bit of good poetry caretaker.

It would hane been nice to also have given the author an acknowledgement


Copyright © Pam Frederiksen 2001



written December 26, 2001

 

[The_Caretaker]

There was no name on the auther other wise I would have pasted it as well