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Look forward to hearing from you!
I’d just like to share one of my poems with you
JUST THIS
Hands held up against a cold white wall
A contrast between here and what was to be
Slipping mine into yours, closing the coldness of the doors
For just the time we had, here, just for you and just for me.
I wanted eternity…………….
Nothing was around us, no people could we see
Voices in the distance but not falling to our ears
For we were together now, so close, so one
And I lived with you so so many years
I wanted so many more
But you were slipping away, even though I still felt the warmth in my hand
Yours
I asked ‘ father what would bring you bliss’
Just before you faded from me, to your eternity
Tighening your fingers around mine you replied
‘Just this’
Tony – Alas I have a day job so I do not have as much time as I would like to develop the Hedon Blog!
As for talent – unfortunately not – I mix with lots of web developer types in Hull Digital and quite often they speak a different language to me (although with much passion and enthusiasm)!
I try to use free and open source software that is available for all to use. If I can encourage people to ‘have a go’ with this – then fantastic! If I can do it – then I can show someone else how to.
My aim is to get Hedon folk involved – and the flyer will be an attempt to attract a bigger audience – and that should inspire more ambitious activities.
Thanks for the best wishes; I return them to you for the work you are putting into Pocklington.
Yes – it is a revolution – at times I do feel quite revolutionary! But one-small-step at a time, eh!
Hiya Ray – well done my friend – you either have a talent for this web based stuff or a lot of free time or both – I suspect both.
The site looks very pro and you have got to grips with WP and created a very good site here indeed.
But how do you get people to start using it ? that’s the question – I, like you I think, feel we are at the start of a revolution based on the interactive web – but there are numerous questions to be answered and some that we haven’t yet thought of.
But it is like the lottery – you have to be in it to win it – and I believe we should start now and enjoy the journey and see where it all leads.
I’ll try to get to Stoke to continue the conversation, best wishes and keep up the great work.