tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post7187225940544008739..comments2019-11-10T03:41:55.880-05:00Comments on Scarlet's Rhymes: Pop's Tampa NuggetsScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476263604086964935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-48567399095174150532008-11-17T12:07:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:07:00.000-05:00Laura,Nothing makes a poet's day more than to hear...Laura,<BR/>Nothing makes a poet's day more than to hear that someone found a memory in what was written. I appreciate your comment so much. And, I'm happy to know that Tampa Nugget cigars bring thoughts of your grandpa back to you!Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476263604086964935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-43905089602958758922008-11-16T23:03:00.000-05:002008-11-16T23:03:00.000-05:00Wow, this brings back so much. I don't normally c...Wow, this brings back so much. I don't normally comment on anything online, but oh my... My grandpa's signature cigar was Tampa Nuggets (and sometimes Dutch Masters). He let me recycle all his cigar boxes into storage for crayons. Eventually he died when I was 9. He rarely spoke, so I can't remember his voice, but I do remember the smell of cigars always in my grandparent's home. I am 20 now and Tampa Nuggets are the only way I can remember him anymore. Thanks for the poem; it really makes my heart flutter!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-79821149046026961442008-11-09T10:42:00.000-05:002008-11-09T10:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, Bill!I am always happy whe...Thanks for the comment, Bill!<BR/>I am always happy when one of my poems can bring back special memories for the reader.<BR/>It's wonderful that you still have your mother's "red box" too!Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476263604086964935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-31489209016106325182008-11-09T10:05:00.000-05:002008-11-09T10:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for this one Scarlet! My mother had a "red ...Thanks for this one Scarlet! My mother had a "red box" that she used to save things like "report cards" and a few letters and even some "cash" for emergencies. I still have that "red box" and treasure the memories of her it brings back.<BR/><BR/>Bill (oneputt)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-83305392925573637532008-09-29T20:41:00.000-04:002008-09-29T20:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for leaving your comment. I'm glad to hear ...Thanks for leaving your comment. I'm glad to hear that others can relate to the cigar bands. In past generations, they meant a great deal. Unfortunately, they have gone the way of Green stamps. But, yes, we do have the memories of the great people who saved them.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476263604086964935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660919.post-19743669755412785592008-09-29T20:27:00.000-04:002008-09-29T20:27:00.000-04:00I loved it cause I just went through some cigar bo...I loved it cause I just went through some cigar boxes of my dad's. There were 3 boxes full of the bands. One box held old knives, a compass, his WWII dog tags, and some other stuff he'd collected and just tossed inside. He's been dead for a number of years, but finding these boxes brought him back for awhile. Thanks for the poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com