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Milton, So Long My Friend

Dear Milton, Thank you for being a friend. I will always remember your thoughtful comments and the special words you chose to reflect on my Poetry, and others Poetry. I admired your honestly whether it was a good comment or not. You always had the courage to say it as you saw it. Your love for Poetry reflected the many forms you used. You were larger than life when reflecting your thoughts. You had a passion that was sometimes, felt in your Poetry. Your opinions were strong and with passion. I remembered how you loved and wrote about your beloved wife Deborah. The warmth and devotion toward her reflected the love and memories you had for her. Now you are with her again. You will be missed My friend. Thinking of you today... Your friend Michael In honor of Milt-An Un-Contest Poetry Contest. Andrea Dietritch

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Sally Eslinger

Date: 3/2/2023 4:55:00 AM

Lovely words. Truth. He was the same for me too.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 1/16/2023 11:00:00 PM

"You will be missed My friend. Thinking of you today..." - A great tribute to a great poet. Congratulations!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/16/2023 1:59:00 PM

back again to say thanks for your sincere thoughts on Milt, Michael. He is so missed.

Joe Maverick

Date: 1/9/2023 11:06:00 PM

Hello Michael, a honest tribute to Milton Thank you for your visit to my page'

Michael Tor
Date: 1/10/2023 8:31:00 AM

Your welcome Joe it is always a pleasure to read your material my friend...

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 1/9/2023 6:22:00 PM

He was a special man and I enjoyed your poetry to him Michael, very sensitive and intuitively written, Thank you

Michael Tor
Date: 1/10/2023 8:31:00 AM

He was Vie. Thank you for your kindness in your words...

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/9/2023 7:49:00 AM

Yes, Milton’s honesty shone through. Some could take the heat, others not so much. I love your tribute. Even this many days later, so hard to believe.

Michael Tor
Date: 1/10/2023 8:37:00 AM

It is Kim. He is surely missed. Thanks for your comment Kim. Blessings...

Charles Messina

Date: 1/6/2023 6:37:00 AM

Beautiful thoughts, Michael. He is missed by so many and obviously very well-liked here in Soup Town, and I am sure through the people in his life. Great to see you back, my friend. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Happy New Year to you and family. All the very best, Charlie

Michael Tor
Date: 1/10/2023 8:36:00 AM

Hi Charlie thank you for your Dear comment. I am sorry I am late in responding trying to get back to everyone. I hope your Christmas went well, and your New Year is as great my friend. God bless you Charlie. Trying to catch up to everyone's writings. Thanks for your patience....

Jack Ellison

Date: 1/3/2023 8:34:00 AM

Dear Milton was an every day friend Michael! Very seldom missed a day! Sad he was a great friend!

Michael Tor
Date: 1/10/2023 8:39:00 AM

Yes Jack it is sad when you loose a friend. Like your new picture. God bless you my friend...

Heidi Sands

Date: 1/3/2023 6:03:00 AM

I lost 2 personal friends also and a childhood friend of mine just lost her husband , mother and brother in 2 weeks. And my friend in UK just lost 2 friends. This is serious. Very serious !

Michael Tor
Date: 1/3/2023 7:55:00 AM

It is Heidi. I wonder if the vaccines have anything to do with it. I know they have. So much is going on. I'mm keeping quiet lately do not want to depress people even now with everything these socialpaths are doing. They are all exposed on Rumble and Brighteon.com. It is very clear they are killing us off. This is not normal. I hope the anysayers can wake up and see everything that is going on around them. The obituaries do not lie and if you look at them you will notice the young people are dying like never before. God help us all.

Mike Gentile

Date: 1/2/2023 7:00:00 AM

This is a beautiful and heartfelt tribute Michael! Happy New Year to you!!

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 10:02:00 PM

Thnk you Mike. I wish you a happy and healthy new year with Gods blessing. Thanks for stopping by. I will swing by to see your latest Poetry. Blessings...

Bill Baker

Date: 1/1/2023 9:27:00 PM

Thank you for your tribute poem, Michael. I've been away from poetry soup for about 6 weeks now. My wife had surgery on her shulder / rotator cuff, on Dec 9th. Still in PT twice a week for another couple of months. I'm going to try and start reading, commenting, and writing in the next few weeks. Looking forward to reading more of your poetry my dear friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 10:01:00 PM

Hey Bill nice to see you my friend. I hope your wife makes a full recovery. I am glad you are coming back soon. The wife come first as you are there for support during her treatment. Yes Milton's loss has hit us like a storm Also Rico and Connie. It has been a challenging year. I pray and hope 2023 will be much better my friend. Stay healthy you and your wife Bill and may 2023 be a much better year. God bless you...

Susan Lawrence

Date: 1/1/2023 8:23:00 PM

Loving tribute to your dear friend Milt. A man so admired and appreciated by many . A friend who is honest and real is a gem to be cherished . So wonderful you could find this in Milt dear Michael . I am so happy to see you back on Soup ! Blessings and continued good health to you and yours . Susan :)

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 9:56:00 PM

Hi Susan first I want to wish you a healthy and blessed new year. I like you and many on the Soup were schocked to hear of Miltons departure. It has been a sad year on the soup we lost three lovely souls with in eight months of each other. I pray and hope this trend stops. time will tell. Thank you for stopping by....

Heidi Sands

Date: 1/1/2023 6:16:00 PM

Michael thank you for posting this. It has been so shocking and he is missed by many. Amen :)

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 9:52:00 PM

It has been shocking Heidi. Connie, Rico, and now Milton. Sad year it was for me. I pray and hope it is a much better year... Wishing you great health for the New Year and Gods love and protection...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/1/2023 5:16:00 PM

So good to see this, my friend. I hope you enter it in my tribute contest for Milton. Happy New Year to you.

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 9:49:00 PM

Hi Andrea. Just got back. I will do that. A warm and healthy New Year to you my Dear. God bless you...

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/1/2023 4:24:00 PM

This a much-deserved tribute to a great man and a prolific poet, my dearest friend, Michael. Milton is already missed! God bless his soul!

Michael Tor
Date: 1/2/2023 9:47:00 PM

Gof bless his soul Demetrios. As you say Demetrios he is greatly missed. Wishing him peace and a reunion with his beloved wife Deborah...Thanks for stopping by and wishing you a healthy new year my friend...

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 1/1/2023 10:07:00 AM

A lovely write/tribute. Your words are so very true. So many have written something about him. I "The Train To Heaven." Guess this shows that he was well liked. I would love to know if he is reading and what he thinks. Guess one day we can ask him. Have a blessed day writing away................

Michael Tor
Date: 1/1/2023 2:30:00 PM

Paula you might be right. You never know. I hope he is with his love Deborah. His life was not the same when she passed. He often wrote about her and how much he missed her. I hope you have a wonderful New Yea, a healthy one for sure. Blessings back...

Sotto Poet

Date: 1/1/2023 8:25:00 AM

Beautiful and heartfelt eulogy to our dear friend, Milt. Thanks for sharing, Michael, I hope that the New Year brings you and your loved ones nothing but happiness and success.

Michael Tor
Date: 1/1/2023 2:26:00 PM

I so much appreciate your kind words my friend. I wish you good health and a great year of Joy and happiness to make up for 2022. We all can use that. Yes Lasaad Milton was a popular writer who was friends with many on the Soup including you and I. I hope he is in a much better place. I will have to stop by and see all your missed Poetry since I was out....

Valsa George

Date: 1/1/2023 1:45:00 AM

The unexpected happens in life. Milton lived almost a full life and died in the prime of his creative career. He didn't have to stare in the face of death for long. In a way he has been very lucky, well loved and departed quickly leaving the great legacy of his poems behind. A beautiful tribute, dear Michael. Glad to see you back here again.

Michael Tor
Date: 1/1/2023 7:44:00 AM

Thank you Dear Valsa glad to be back in the company of caring souls like yourself. He will be missed for sure and he was a great contributor here on the Soup. Hope you are well and thank you for your warm welcome back. Blessings your way.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 12/31/2022 3:23:00 PM

I found your heartfelt words moving, beautiful tribute! Glad to see you back.

Michael Tor
Date: 1/1/2023 1:15:00 AM

Thank you Robert. Glad to be back even if it is half of the time I use to spend on this wonderful site. It is so sad to lose a great mentor such as Milton. He was a pillar in this site always encouraging us and sharing his wit and self. He will surely be missed like Connie, and Rico, and all the others that have left us. I hope you are doing well Robert and all you care for. Your words are always are always special and thoughtful to read they always convey how I feel. Best wishes for the New Year good health and Prosperity to overcome. Blessings my friend...

Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/30/2022 12:46:00 PM

Nice tribute, Michael. One door closes; a second door opens: Milton leaves, but you return! So glad to see your avatar pop up. Hope you had a refreshing break, Michael

Michael Tor
Date: 12/30/2022 8:05:00 PM

Thank you my Dear friend Gershon. It was refreshing but I missed all of you wonderful kind and witty folks. Glad to be back and be in the company of good men and women. Sad to see Milton leave us. He and I butted heads in the begining but we became good friends in the end. I respected his sincere way of thinking always saying it like he saw it not trying to agree with the writer but saying his truth whether you liked it or not. I felt bad his father bullied him. He loved his wife and I hope he is with her today. He will be missed. Hope you are well my friend, it is always nice to hear from you. God bless you Gershon and all you love...

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/30/2022 3:34:00 AM

A great tribute. I was absent lately due to ill health. Still I wish you happiness for what's left.

Michael Tor
Date: 12/30/2022 8:21:00 PM

I hope you are well now Victor so sad to hear you were ill. That seems to be the common theme lately. I am glad you are back I took a little time off. I will gradually get back into writing and commenting. It is glad to see you wonderful caring souls. I will stop by to see your latest poetry, my friend.

Deb M

Date: 12/29/2022 2:55:00 AM

Hi Michael….lovely words for your dear friend. I hope you are doing ok. He definitely will be a very missed man…..Debx

Michael Tor
Date: 12/29/2022 8:17:00 PM

Yes Deb he will be missed. I had a lot of respect for Milton and I admired his Poetry skills as a writer. He was amazing at putting out excellent Poetry constantly everyday. I am gradually returning to the soup. Missed everyone. Thank you Deb for stopping by and I hope you are healthy. God bless you...

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/28/2022 7:22:00 PM

Amen, Michael.

Michael Tor
Date: 12/29/2022 8:13:00 PM

Amen Harry. Hi Harry it is wonderful to see your comment. I saw that you were in the hospital and I was worried about you. I have been praying for your recovery. I am gradually getting back to the Soup, miss everyone here. I found out Rico had passed. It has been a sad year losing two of my best friends, my father Rene, Connie, and now Milton. I think this is a wake up call for everyone to be closer or close to God because we never know when it is our turn to move on.I am so glad to know you are getting better Harry. god bless you my friend and I wil continue praying...

I Am Anaya

Date: 12/28/2022 4:42:00 PM

Very true, Michael every word. You know, Milt is who I chose for the contest-- "My Favorite Poet Of Poetry Soup" 12/8/22. I can't look at his picture or I'll cry and that's that. Thank you for sharing a beautifully written tribute. I am so happy you are back, how are you doing? ~Anaya

Michael Tor
Date: 12/29/2022 8:26:00 PM

Ok I will when you first said about "my favorite Poet." I thought it was a poet contest he entered. I will look for it. My wife Judy has a niece in Buffalo NY. She is an RN She had patients that she visits and she during this storm went out to assist them. Her Supervisor contacted her and told her to immediately go home. She tried arguing with him and he put his foot down and said you need to get home. She left the patients house who lived several miles from where she lived and it took her over an hour to get home on a five minute drive normally. She said she couldn't see it was snowing so bad. We get a lot of snow here in the Mountains bordering Canada. I am in the northern part of NY. two weeks ago we got 32 inches and four ft drifts. Hope you are doing well Anaya. Will see what you wrote...

I Am Anaya
Date: 12/29/2022 8:59:00 AM

Michael come by a see another picture of Milton 12/8/22 "My Favorite Poet" :) Dangerous- snowed in - 6 feet of snow in Buffalo! Stay warm

Michael Tor
Date: 12/28/2022 5:21:00 PM

That was nice that you chose Milton I am sure that made him feel special. It is nice to know that you brightened someones life for the day. I am sure Milton never forgot your kind gesture Anaya. I am doing OK. The rest helped a lot. Although we had lots of snow in New York and I was busy snowblowing my neighbors driveways. I guess I meant rest away from the computer although I missed you all. I was surprised to find out Harry is in the Hospital, and we also lost Rico. Have a comforting evening and thank you for stopping by. I wish it was on a better note...

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/28/2022 2:32:00 PM

Lovely tribute Michael. He was well liked on here. I hope you are okay. Tom

Michael Tor
Date: 12/28/2022 2:51:00 PM

Thank you Tom for your kind words my friend. I am doing OK. I just have to manage my time carefully. I want to thank you Tom for sharing this info on Milton. This is new information and others that were close to him do not know yet. I just stopped by and found out. I am sure that this will schock many of Milton's followers like it has me. I read Harry was in the hospital, I have been praying for him. He is another of my favorites. I don't know if I can deal with anymore tragedies Tom it has been a sad year for me loosing my dad and two best friends within months of each other, then having Connie, Rico, and now Milton. What is going on?