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Pastor Blake

A picture of an old home in a wide open paddock

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Comment from kahpot
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Such a superb read, and your descriptions of the Pastor and his actions paint their own picture, stern, friendly, and yet commanding attention for the spoken word, memories of such people do stay with us, very well written****kahpot

 Comment Written 25-Dec-2024

Comment from barbara.wilkey
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful tribute to Pastor Blake with us. I can tell he's a person made a huge impact on peoples' lives.

What I'd give for five minutes, with my friend Pastor Blake. (friend, and in a couple of other places.)

 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    Thank you for highlighting those errors, I think I've corrected them all. And I hope I'm not too late in wishing you a happy and holy Christmas. Got to go now and get ready for Church. All the best.
reply by barbara.wilkey on 24-Dec-2024
    You're welcome. I'm going to the Christmas Eve candlelight service in a few hours. It's always one of my favorite services.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
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What a fine tribute, Bob, to a remarkable pastor, a man of God who died so tragically in the Battle of the Somme. You portray him very vividly but, as this is under the heading of general poetry, I'm still not sure if it's fact or fiction. That said, I applaud you for the lyrical way you engross the reader in his life and the enduring friendship you shared with him. Well done, my dear friend, and enjoy the holidays! Warm wishes Debbie

 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    It's fiction from a man who has difficulty with getting facts right.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
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How young were you when Pastor Blake came to you? Nevermind. I Wikied it, and you weren't there. The Battle Somme took place over a century ago in France.


 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    You're right Mr. Horonzy, at least not on this rotation. Don't you know GOOD ANGELS sometimes get a second journey.
Comment from royowen
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Whoever Pastor Blake is, He died in the battle of the Somme, which was over a hundred years ago Bob, to have been his friend and confidante would have amazing Bob. What a veteran you are, a wonderful poem dear friend, well done, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    So, I don't always check out all the facts. But I got the rest right, maybe.
reply by royowen on 24-Dec-2024
    Heh heh, well done Bob
Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
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CM,

This is a great story about Pastor Blake he seemed like a good guy all the way around. I guess you would expect that from a man preaching God's word.
I don't know if this is a typo or not:

Memories still raise smiles at (Pastor Jake's )good old ways.-(Pastor Blake's)-maybe?

Well done my friend

Cecilia


 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    I changed the name from Jake to Blake and I missed one. Thanks for pointing that out. Thank you also for the review.
reply by Cecilia A Heiskary on 24-Dec-2024
    You're welcome
Comment from Charline Jones
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Nicely written. The literature makes me feel like I'm the writer and I know Pastor Blake very well. I know a man just like him. My grandfather Joe Hill. May he rest in peace was a great man.

 Comment Written 24-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 24-Dec-2024
    Charline, I hope Pastor Blake comes across half as good as the man your grandfather obviously was. Thank you for such a nice reply.
Comment from lancellot
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This is a well-crafted poetic story, and I like how the general rhyme is centered around Pastor Blakes name. That was a good idea, as was the format.

If you go int community and the Q&A, you should find the instructions for uploading a picture. It isn't hard. You can practice and play with it from the editor of any post.

 Comment Written 23-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 23-Dec-2024
    Thank you for that tip. I'll follow up on that. Thank you for stopping by and I hope your Christmas and New Year brings you everything you need.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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This is a touching story Bob and I enjoyed the sentiments of this man who gave his pastoral services to the congregation without moaning about it. He then died in the first world war. How sad this is.

Did you mean Pastor Jake or pastor Blake in the first line, third stanza?

As for posting a picture there is an option when you create your poem right at the top to add a picture, once the page opens, click inside the box and it will give you the option to add a picture from your computer. Good luck with it.

A fine post, love Dolly x x x


 Comment Written 23-Dec-2024


reply by the author on 23-Dec-2024
    It commenced as Jake then changed to Blake, I missed one correction. But one mistake for me, is as near to perfection as I ever get. Thank you again Dolly, for yet another very kind review.