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1 March 2015

Boldly Going

Yesterday the news
that Leonard Nimoy had died,
and we all felt we'd lost
an old friend.

(But then, we didn't really
believe it either. Mr Spock
will inhabit our universe
forever.)

Today's facebook reminder:
It's 32 years since the final 
episode of M.A.S.H.
with stones on a hillside
saying that huge GOODBYE.


 Submitted for real toads' Flash 55 1 March 2015  (55 words including title) and for Poets United's Poetry Pantry #241
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43 comments:

  1. grapeling1 March 2015 at 14:18

    damn. i did a bit of a TNG binge last night (there not being any original episodes), and I used to watch MASH religiously.

    satire is such an arcane art - I won't quite say dying (it'll always be around) - but difficult.

    and I don't quite believe it, either... ~

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  2. Kerry O'Connor1 March 2015 at 17:39

    Nimoy's ashes should be sent to Mars. I cannot think of a more fitting tribute to a man who made space travel believable to the world.

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  3. Sumana Roy1 March 2015 at 19:31

    a great homage....

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  4. Old Egg1 March 2015 at 19:32

    How reasonable his character always was giving hope that things would work out well in the end. How fitting your post is Rosemary.

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  5. Vandana Sharma1 March 2015 at 19:41

    good old things

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  6. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)1 March 2015 at 20:12

    yes Mr Nimoy was so much more than his portryal of Spock. i did like mash a lot

    gracias mary for the memories

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  7. Jae Rose1 March 2015 at 21:12

    It certainly reminds you of time passing - and our mortality...we come and hopefully leave in peace...

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  8. kaykuala1 March 2015 at 21:59

    You certainly rekindle lots of memories of the good black and white days Rosemary!

    Hank

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  9. brudberg1 March 2015 at 22:23

    Oh the passing of dear Mr Spock.. So many memories are tied to Vulcan ears..

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  10. Gillena Cox1 March 2015 at 22:55

    as a Star Trekkie i was sadden on reading of 'Spocks' passing on facebook; luv the hope of his universal eternity in your poem

    Thanks for stopping by to read mine

    much love

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  11. Grace1 March 2015 at 23:21

    I felt sad when I read the news too ~ But he lives in our hearts as Mr Spock ~

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  12. Mary1 March 2015 at 23:38

    For me Leonard Nimoy is forever young....and Mash ending 32 years ago seems like yesterday.

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  13. Magaly Guerrero2 March 2015 at 00:40

    He will live forever and then a few extra days. And funny you speak of M.A.S.H., my husband and I had just decided to start watching the reruns.

    The ones who go will stay for as long as we keep them in our hearts.

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  14. Wolfsrosebud2 March 2015 at 01:14

    those characters do become a part of our lives

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  15. Fireblossom2 March 2015 at 01:56

    I hated MASH, but I loved Spock. Leonard Nimoy will be missed.

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  16. S2 March 2015 at 02:07

    Nicely done! I too feel like I lost a friend. He was so much more than just Spock, too. A poet, an artist, however, as you said. He will always be with us :-)

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  17. S2 March 2015 at 02:08

    Rosemary, I'm having some linking issues. My blog is http://saravinas.blogspot.com

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  18. Susan2 March 2015 at 03:07

    Baby Boomers unite even more over TV than other things, and this death was so much less about Leonard than about what his character set loose in the world. That won't be forgotten.

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  19. Donna@LivingFromHappiness2 March 2015 at 04:21

    Saddened by both these things....Mr Spock will live long and prosper in the Cosmos.

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  20. SuyashJ2 March 2015 at 04:56

    such an epic actor Mr Nimoy

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  21. Anonymous2 March 2015 at 05:59

    at times, sadness produces hope and joy.
    profound sentiments shared.

    http://ihopsmithwalkingpath.blogspot.com/2015/03/haiku-and-poetry.html

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  22. Poppy2 March 2015 at 07:49

    We see them on the screen, TV and movie, and there, they will live forever, reliving and replaying scenes.

    Poppy

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  23. Sherry Blue Sky2 March 2015 at 08:04

    My goodness, I'm old as Methuseleh!

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  24. Laura2 March 2015 at 09:15

    It is fascinating how we measure time by television and the impact of characters and actors on our lives. Leonard was a good man and he taught us so much about compassion.

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  25. totomai2 March 2015 at 09:23

    Nimoy will always be remembered.
    Some things really come to end even tv shows we loved dearly

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  26. Jim2 March 2015 at 10:09

    Nice tribute, Rosemary. We will miss Nimoy but then not because of all the reruns. Believe it or not, I have not watched even one Star Trek episode.
    Guess I'm not a Trekie, are you?
    ..

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    1. Jim2 March 2015 at 10:12

      I liked his last public words, "Live long and prosper."
      He did both, I'm not far behind him in his first thought.
      ..

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  27. Jazzbumpa2 March 2015 at 11:06

    he passes
    time passes
    we go on
    as best we can

    namaste
    jzb

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  28. Anonymous2 March 2015 at 12:57

    TV has become the current myth maker. Star Trek taught us to take risks by going where no else will and a great deal about acceptance. I am currently watching reruns of Mash and know that it was there that I came to understand that laughter is good, if not the best medicine. Thank you for this one,

    Elizabeth

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  29. Susie Clevenger2 March 2015 at 13:32

    Yes, a sad to to know Spock left us. Thankfully his work will live on.

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  30. ScottlB2 March 2015 at 14:46

    In our memories Mr. Spock will live long and prosper.

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  31. kelvin s.m.2 March 2015 at 16:12

    I honestly don't know anything about the man, but yes... I've been hearing & reading some news about this great personality that is Mr. Nimoy. I appreciate the homage you wrote for him.

    - ksm

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  32. C.C.2 March 2015 at 16:19

    These things seem a stark reminder that time is so fleeting....that decades fly by and before we know it, we're looking back on the ten-year anniversary of something, or the twenty-year anniversary.....or even thirty-year!!

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  33. Anonymous2 March 2015 at 17:05

    A lovely tribute to Leonard Nimoy Rosemary. And just like you we know that through him our old friend Mr Spock will always be around.

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  34. Unknown2 March 2015 at 22:21

    A lovely tribute to Leonard... he will be missed!

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  35. Eileen T O'Neill .....3 March 2015 at 00:05

    Rosemary,

    Barometers with which to measure our own individual time. Passing of stars and televison favourites, certainly does move life onwards with haste!!

    Eileen

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  36. Gen Giggles 3 March 2015 at 00:44

    Those in the arts touch and keep touching our live long after they are gone. May we all live long and prosper.

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  37. Torie3 March 2015 at 02:48

    I like that you used a subject that so many of us have been touched by. Well done, Rosemary!! May you live long and prosper :)

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  38. Grandmother Mary3 March 2015 at 07:08

    Spock and Mash- part of our history. Nice tribute.

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  39. Hannah3 March 2015 at 12:36

    One of my favorites...Spock...I did the double "V" hand signs in memory of him as soon as I found out.

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  40. Panchali4 March 2015 at 01:59

    RIP Leonard Nimoy. I enjoyed all of Mr Nimoy's work but especially Star Trek.
    Wonderful tribute!!

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  41. Linda Stevenson2 March 2016 at 17:37

    These people form part of our personal histories, it's only right to remember them, specially in poetry.

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