tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post1846186573797495919..comments2024-03-09T22:06:30.008-05:00Comments on THE WALKING MAN: SOON ENOUGH WE WILL MEET AGAIN, I'LL HAVE COFFEE YOU, AND YOU? RUM AND COKE the walking manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-83014891441798652472015-07-23T06:09:11.705-04:002015-07-23T06:09:11.705-04:00Thank you Phillip. Joe truly was a good man.Thank you Phillip. Joe truly was a good man.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-40143105341377212582015-07-23T06:08:36.922-04:002015-07-23T06:08:36.922-04:00O f course you may use this piece Jodi. I am sorry...O f course you may use this piece Jodi. I am sorry YOU felt you needed to ask.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-89143659736284548292015-07-15T14:57:33.942-04:002015-07-15T14:57:33.942-04:00Mark, I just came back to reread this. With your p...Mark, I just came back to reread this. With your permission, I would like to write it in a journal I am keeping regarding Dane. Is that okay? I surely will give you the credit that is due for this wonderful poem. xojodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-81557441158173024102015-07-15T05:26:52.273-04:002015-07-15T05:26:52.273-04:00A loving eulogy Mark. It's often said that pa...A loving eulogy Mark. It's often said that parting is such sweet sorrow and your words amplify this old adage perfectly, (in my opinion of course).PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-19148769883663126682015-07-12T06:28:35.002-04:002015-07-12T06:28:35.002-04:00Shadow thank you. It is easy to let words flow whe...Shadow thank you. It is easy to let words flow when the heart is speaking them. I didn't know Joe had died when i started writing this. I was just finishing up the edit when i found out. He was a good man and my children are better for being under his guidance. They may never really walk the honed edge of the blade but they will at least walk on their own two feet. His way was better for them.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-83299518869600183292015-07-12T06:25:50.725-04:002015-07-12T06:25:50.725-04:00Jeff, Joe made it easy to be his friend, he had a ...Jeff, Joe made it easy to be his friend, he had a world of experience, combat vet, farmer, small business owner but most of all a man who thought before he spoke and could see most every facet of every problem.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-24191033563982255322015-07-12T06:24:10.672-04:002015-07-12T06:24:10.672-04:00Thanks e.Thanks e.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-45977084606349747012015-07-12T06:23:54.167-04:002015-07-12T06:23:54.167-04:00Some say that is my largest character flaw meowmom...Some say that is my largest character flaw meowmomma, but I also have no regrets in loving this man who loved our children.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-55898138474806154922015-07-12T06:22:52.766-04:002015-07-12T06:22:52.766-04:00Thank you Charles.Thank you Charles.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-84519339880197859152015-07-12T06:22:35.696-04:002015-07-12T06:22:35.696-04:00kj Joe is a galaxy now above the stars and it is w...kj Joe is a galaxy now above the stars and it is well deserved.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-5556270949155517292015-07-12T06:21:33.307-04:002015-07-12T06:21:33.307-04:00Meant every word of it Eric, he was my friend.Meant every word of it Eric, he was my friend.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-3485537078062756952015-07-12T06:21:02.627-04:002015-07-12T06:21:02.627-04:00H-MY true loss came 33 years ago, but I will alway...H-MY true loss came 33 years ago, but I will always be grateful for the man who parented and loved my children. He was able to understand and helped me to never be jealous of him teaching them how to be good people, instead of simple ghetto rats.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-8196775118607236452015-07-12T06:18:41.394-04:002015-07-12T06:18:41.394-04:00I know he is well in the eternal now X, my feeling...I know he is well in the eternal now X, my feeling for him is expressed here when he lived among us and a release to move on, he had done what he set out to do when he married my ex, parent two very young children to adulthood.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-10074262953822588782015-07-12T06:16:45.648-04:002015-07-12T06:16:45.648-04:0025-30 years ago Bill, it was not easy to admit tha...25-30 years ago Bill, it was not easy to admit that Joe was a better parent than i was or could be. It took time, I fought long and hard for very limited rights to my children but the ex moved them so far away from me that it became a near impossibility to see them every other week-end. I had to have faith in the judgment I made of the man she married, as time went on we became friends.<br /><br />Don't know your personal situation but if you are a good man, a goos parent who is patient with the children of another then this is for you also, only while you live.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-22965494807100880302015-07-12T06:12:07.116-04:002015-07-12T06:12:07.116-04:00I have not yet forgotten how to be grateful or to ...I have not yet forgotten how to be grateful or to love most humans who treat fairly with others Jodi.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-8779126378908959962015-07-08T18:33:17.435-04:002015-07-08T18:33:17.435-04:00Mark, that is likely the most beautiful thing you ...Mark, that is likely the most beautiful thing you have written. It is so strong in it's truth. I am crying, but finding great comfort. Thank you my friend. xojodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-27519179843369528742015-07-08T10:07:22.279-04:002015-07-08T10:07:22.279-04:00I doubt any of the five fathers who've begrudg...I doubt any of the five fathers who've begrudgingly ceded children to my care will write me anything as nice when I'm gone.WAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403669322174979974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-83793224137396906192015-07-04T13:41:13.478-04:002015-07-04T13:41:13.478-04:00I am sorry for your loss my friend.
He sounds like...I am sorry for your loss my friend.<br />He sounds like he was a wonderful man,<br />and there when he needed to be - or when<br />you could not. I hope he finds solace<br />in that unknown freedom.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-65470395187987070752015-07-04T01:01:45.537-04:002015-07-04T01:01:45.537-04:00Beautiful heartfelt tribute. Sorry for your loss, ...Beautiful heartfelt tribute. Sorry for your loss, and glad you can feel it and express it with depth and dignity. Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964772119118368322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-26907838925886213482015-07-02T13:45:12.823-04:002015-07-02T13:45:12.823-04:00RIP. I like the coda best of all . . . RIP. I like the coda best of all . . . Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-362327756430063632015-07-01T15:36:46.184-04:002015-07-01T15:36:46.184-04:00a tribute any one of us would rejoice hearing abou...a tribute any one of us would rejoice hearing about ourselves. written by a good man for a good man. <br /><br />i'm sorry for your loss, mark. <br /><br />love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-58527502203646108382015-07-01T10:40:13.596-04:002015-07-01T10:40:13.596-04:00Sorry for this loss. A wonderful tribute to him.Sorry for this loss. A wonderful tribute to him.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-3332158296759920972015-07-01T08:01:16.346-04:002015-07-01T08:01:16.346-04:00Awesome read, meoupapa ... you have big heart ......Awesome read, meoupapa ... you have big heart ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-69882176804214796942015-07-01T07:51:15.788-04:002015-07-01T07:51:15.788-04:00Wow...Wow...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-75799265997409738062015-07-01T07:40:13.185-04:002015-07-01T07:40:13.185-04:00Beautifully written--it is a testimony to you that...Beautifully written--it is a testimony to you that you could be a friend to your children's step-father. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com