Thursday, December 17, 2020

To Joe, With Love

I know it's a modern world, but I'm obsolete and proud to be...and it's hard, being a bloke, to say, "I love you" to another bloke.

Nonetheless...I love you, Joe, even though we only met through the blogosphere.

Cheers, mate. Sorry you got the chop. See you in the smoke.

RIP Joe Siccardi, December 14, 2020

And now you are but memory,

receding to the past,

proof again of certainty

that beauty cannot last

upon the hard and bitter shore,

the emblem of our fallen place,

so far from the Golden Door,

so far from shining grace.

I do not want to see your smile

fade in mists of yesterday

as every passing hour and mile

forbid my breaking heart to stay

to bask in your warm company

on this side of Eternity.


Music from the Goo Goo Dolls, with Better Days, my favourite Christmas song. (If your device doesn't load the video, please click here.)



hanks to Carol Ashby, Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart is back on Kindle, and will be available in paperback soon.

Friends are everything. I couldn't have done it.

Below are my recent releases on Kindle -please excuse their presence in the body of the blog. I haven't the energy to get them up as 'buttons' in the sidebar. You can click on the covers to go to the Amazon links.









28 comments:

  1. in every way fitting to see Joe's face as the 1st one on the link up this morning. great tribute here, Andrew, Joe would likely shake his head with a tear in his eye. God bless you!

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    1. Mariel, thanks...there was nothing else to write, nothing else to post.

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  2. It's always ok to express love. =)

    Amie

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    1. Thanks, AMie. I did write the post and sonnet through tears.

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  3. Andrew, what a beautiful tribute to this man. When I used to write on Five-minutefriday, he always responded with encouraging words. I was sorry to read he passed, but He is where we want to be, eventually. Prayers continue for you and Barbara.

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    1. Mary, truly encouragement was his gift, one he shared so readily!

      We thank you for your prayers.

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    1. Lesley, thank you...of anything I ever wrote, this one had to be just right.

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    1. Thanks, Linda. I know I'll see him on the other side, but he was a good mate, and I miss him today.

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  6. A lovely tribute! Joe was such a gift.

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    1. Kym, thank you. Joe's friendship meant a lot to me.

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  8. Andrew, such a beautiful tribute to Joe.
    Visit from FMF#5

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    1. Paula, thank you. For me, Joe Siccardi was and IS a giant.

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  9. Thanks for this tribute to our dad. It warms our hearts to see how he left such an impact on others.

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    1. Your father was someone to whom I really looked up, respected, and loved. This world is dimmer without him here.

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  10. With tears in my eyes I thank you for the beautiful tribute to my dad. He was an inspiration to all, and we are all better people for having him in our lives.

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    1. Amen to that...though I only knew your Dad through the internet, he made me a better person than I had been, and a better person than I might have become.

      I miss him.

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    1. My dear Norma...thank you so much. Joe was and IS special.

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    1. Grams, thank you so much...and I had really missed your Five Minute Friday posts!

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