Walter Cronkite: in Memoriam
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Comment from babylonia
brooke,
all the really good ones are dying and no, i'm not including michael jackson in that group. people like walter and ed mcmahon. started so long ago and still working until the end. nice tribute.
love,
barbara
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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brooke,
all the really good ones are dying and no, i'm not including michael jackson in that group. people like walter and ed mcmahon. started so long ago and still working until the end. nice tribute.
love,
barbara
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Barbara, it is horrible to lose him, but since he was 92, we all knew it had to come some time. that doesn't make it easier to take, though, does it? Thanks so much. Brooke
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brooke,
yeah, at 92 every day you wake up is a blessing. especially if you still have your senses.
love,
barbara
Comment from c_lucas
This is a very well written tribut to a very great man. News reporting has never reached the penacle when Walter was at the helm.
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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This is a very well written tribut to a very great man. News reporting has never reached the penacle when Walter was at the helm.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Thank you for the banner, Charlie - I'm touched :-) No, no other reporter ever will, either :-) Brooke
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You're welcome, Brooke. Charlie
Comment from dtimes3
Good sentiment for those that were not there. It was a touching moment in true journalism. Try to find that these days. Geraldo maybe? I think not!
Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Good sentiment for those that were not there. It was a touching moment in true journalism. Try to find that these days. Geraldo maybe? I think not!
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Geraldo - oh, that just sent creepy shivers down my spine. The ghost of Kurt Vonnegut just turned over in his grave. LOL
Thanks so much, my friend :-) Brooke
Comment from Amicus
This is an excellent cinquain tribute to Walter Cronkite, Brooke. Nothing about it that I don't like or don't think is effective. The alliteration is particularly well done.
For someone of my generation who viewed the broadcast by Cronkite on that horrible day, you bring his announcement of JFK's death back vividly. That moment when his voice cracked and his awestruck enthusiasm for all things NASA is what I remember most about the talented man.
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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This is an excellent cinquain tribute to Walter Cronkite, Brooke. Nothing about it that I don't like or don't think is effective. The alliteration is particularly well done.
For someone of my generation who viewed the broadcast by Cronkite on that horrible day, you bring his announcement of JFK's death back vividly. That moment when his voice cracked and his awestruck enthusiasm for all things NASA is what I remember most about the talented man.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Yes, I loved his coverage of all the space flights - remember the good old days of low tech dioramas when they would go on the air hours before take off, which would then get delayed, and Cronkite would just talk on and on and on for hours about the space program, explaining things with those funny little dioramas :-) I loved him so. Thanks so much. Brooke
Comment from fictionwriter
I didn't see the headlines yet. Wow, He was one in a million. I loved Walter. I remember those times so very well. What a wonderful tribute. Beautiful
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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I didn't see the headlines yet. Wow, He was one in a million. I loved Walter. I remember those times so very well. What a wonderful tribute. Beautiful
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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They broke into the television last night during the 8 oclock shows. I was unable to write until this morning. Thank you, Joy. Brooke :-)
Comment from Phil Kitom
An excellent poem Brooke and I agree so well with your words about this man. Over the years his professionalism gave voice to important stories from your beautiful country. May he rest in peace
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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An excellent poem Brooke and I agree so well with your words about this man. Over the years his professionalism gave voice to important stories from your beautiful country. May he rest in peace
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Thank you, Dave - that is most gracious of you to say :-) Brooke
Comment from schlosslaw_2000
An excellent poem, Brooke. I remeber the events noted in your author's notes qute well and, as do you, I connect them with Walter Cronkite. All of these were seminal events for me as they were for you. Larry
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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An excellent poem, Brooke. I remeber the events noted in your author's notes qute well and, as do you, I connect them with Walter Cronkite. All of these were seminal events for me as they were for you. Larry
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Thank you, Larry - I appreciate your positive comments :-) Brooke
Comment from DecrepitOldBag
Brooke, whilst I enjoyed reading the beautifully written cinquain, I did not understand it at all until I read your author notes. Of course, living in the UK, I do not know this reporter at all. I do understand how the 'voice' of a much loved and respected reporter can become part of life. I am sorry someone with so much influence on your life has passed away.
Warmest wishes
Kat
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Brooke, whilst I enjoyed reading the beautifully written cinquain, I did not understand it at all until I read your author notes. Of course, living in the UK, I do not know this reporter at all. I do understand how the 'voice' of a much loved and respected reporter can become part of life. I am sorry someone with so much influence on your life has passed away.
Warmest wishes
Kat
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Kat, yes, some poems include imagery that is only understandable to a more limited audience. Any American over 40 knows what Camelot means right away, and many under 40, but yes, it is not reasonable to think the entire world would get this :-) Thanks for your kind review. Brooke
Comment from Just2Write
A beautiful tribute to a wonderful man, Brooke. I remember being glued to the TV set the day that JFK was shot in Dallas. I saw Walter Crokite's newscast and heard his usually unshakeable voice crack. I cried too. I remember watching him the day he reported the moon landing. He was the voice of a generation. Now silenced, but never forgotten. Your cinquain is perfect. Rose.
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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A beautiful tribute to a wonderful man, Brooke. I remember being glued to the TV set the day that JFK was shot in Dallas. I saw Walter Crokite's newscast and heard his usually unshakeable voice crack. I cried too. I remember watching him the day he reported the moon landing. He was the voice of a generation. Now silenced, but never forgotten. Your cinquain is perfect. Rose.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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Rose, the moon landing anniversary is but a few days away - I wonder if they will bury him on that anniversary - it would be so appropriate. thanks so much. Brooke :-)
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I hope you are not the only one who is thinking that this would be such a fitting tribute. Call your local news station and make the suggestion that they air those sentiments. Perhaps, it will catch on.
Comment from prodigal
I knew his voice well enough, but not much about the man himself. I am just now finding out he died. He's one of those like Peter Jennings, you just don't expect it. Good poem here and informative notes.
Sam
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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I knew his voice well enough, but not much about the man himself. I am just now finding out he died. He's one of those like Peter Jennings, you just don't expect it. Good poem here and informative notes.
Sam
Comment Written 18-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2009
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He was 92, so it's not like we didn't know it was coming, but just a world without him seems a bit empty - he was a family member to the millions of homes that had him in each night, linking us to the rest of the world :-) Thanks, Sam. Brooke
