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The Tear

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                       With Thanks and recognition to NoWayJo for providing "Reflections" by Lee Teter

 

                                     The Tear

 

I stand before the WALL, with a tear running down my face,
it reflects the sorrow and pain of the heart.

 

As another tear rolls down my cheek,
it reflects the cold hard glare of black stone whose face has a chiseled look. 

 

With the falling of another tear you can see the boyish fun of old friends who are no more.
As I fight to hold back the tears their gentle hands reach out to my heart saying we are here for you.

 

With their touch my tears say," I’m sorry that I came home and that you stayed behind."
As the tears flow I know that the boy I was then is no longer,
for I am a man weeping  for lost friends in battles never forgotten.

 

I am an old man now, mainly because some of you watched my back

your boyish features are etched in my mind and

You remain young men forever, frozen in an abyss of time.

 

My day's are now numbered  and when the trumpeter finally plays "Day is Done"

I will join you once again, my friends, my comrads, my buddies.

Semper Fi, Semper Fi, Semper Fi

 

For I cry A tear For those who gave their all.
And a tear for us here today who handed their mothers,
The red, white and blue, Star studded pall.

 

 






 

 

Author notes

I Go to the Wall at least once a year, and every time I go I shed my tears. Searching for old friends spread from one end to the other, even ran into several of their mourning mothers.Their faces etched so vividly in my mind, they remain young men forever,frozen in that abyss of time.The hardest thing for me, is not only mourning those that died while I was there, but to see even more names of guy's I left behind alive but now are among the dead.
I served in the Navy as a Combat Corpsman attached to the Marines from 1963-1967 Along the DMZ and from one rice patty or lonely worthless piece of real estate to another, where ever I was needed...
Written December 20th, 2005

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  • stella187
    July 22
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    I think this is so very sad but you are brave to have written it. I know I have made a comment on this poem before but feel I should point out how very moving it is. It brings home the pain and torment of the ones who did survive. They may have survived but how much pain they went through is unbelievable.

    I feel a: I don't actually know what I feel. It is like a bond with you but I don't really know why.

    I have never been through anything like this.

    I look in the mirror and feel sick. Although I have been told by many I am good looking. I do not see this. That is not a reason at all to be feeling a bond with you. What do you think.

    Jenny xx

    P S I hope you don't think I am a nut case.


  • Reba
    June 28
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    May you be commended for the compassionate, dedicated individual you have become despite everything. Being there and being a Combat Corpsman also was double duty. They will not be forgotten.....and the Wall makes sure of it. Thank you for sending me to this site.


  • lovemedeath
    December 1, 2008
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    wow thats amazing poem!!


  • stella187
    December 1, 2008
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    Why thank you. I am very touched.

    Jenny


  • stella187
    December 1, 2008
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    Oh so sad. It made me cry.

    Jenny


  • Carefuldelusion
    November 14, 2008

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    I know this is how I am going to feel years from now, Though they may not have a wall, many of my close freinds have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country and never returned home. and though unlike you, we did not share a battle felid, we did not sleep together in fear, we did not Watch each other and bond as you must have. These men and women made what
    I do possible, It hurts to know that you have a body count, and it hurts even more to know your friends died to get theirs. Thank you for this heart-wrenching peice of poetry


  • Rheea gold member
    November 8, 2008
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    I come away with something more this time. You have a place here with what you have written. To allow people who have been damaged to come and reflect.


  • suseann
    October 9, 2008
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    I'm 59,and many a friend never returned home to me. Thank you for defending our rights and a huge thanks to those fell and still will no doubt. Wars should only be fought as a last resort in defence of ourselves. This is a very profound dedicated moving piece.


  • Symphony
    October 9, 2008

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    this was heartbreaking; i can say no more. that image, every time i see it, brigns tears to my eyes, and to read works that are joined with it is even more saddening.

  • Rheea gold member
    October 6, 2008

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    You know this makes me cry not for the names on the wall only for the men with the feelings you carry because I have lived with this survivors guilt for so long and it does so much damage to so many people. Thank you for going ..now please come back home.


  • Pollycheck
    December 12, 2007

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    Thasnk you

    This is a very well written tribute to the friends that were lost. I like you was lucky enough to return. I salute you and thank you from the bottom of my heart.


  • Me a poet-maybe
    December 11, 2007

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    4th stanza 1st line, please correct "there" with "their", Otherwise, this is a great write.
    Thank you and Good luck in the contest. ALso WELCOME HOME.


    • LovinCharmer gold member
      December 14, 2007
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      Ahhh I think I found the error

      Thank you..You know , I must have read this piece to myself a thousand times, but I get so into the memories that I overlook the obvious. Thank You for pointing that out to me, and it has been corrected......LC

    • LovinCharmer gold member
      December 13, 2007
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      Thank You

      Thank you for your comment on "The Tear" I checked your remark about the word Thier..I am confused..You think I should use There? because I already have it spelled thier. There denotes direction as in There it is. Their denotes (They are) and is corrct for this sentence.....LC


  • Lyndon gold member
    November 3, 2007
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    Your poem is definitely patriotic

    emotively, but it is also sentimental. "Only a man can cry for lost (Fallen) friends? " Is this true? It was not true of my boyhood as I was an adolescent when my uncles came home from Tobruk and the Burma Railway, the latter as a wreck.
    Thank you for the time you put into this poem.
    Ron.


  • Jalalbad gold member
    October 22, 2007

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    I went to that wall once

    It was sad. The thing that stands out in my mind that I saw was a lady's high heel shoe. It seemed so alone somehow if that makes sense?. This poem is excellent. May God bless you always.
    Judy

  • im2sin4
    October 22, 2007
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    Bravo

    I loved this poem.. Coming from a military family it stirs my heart.


  • LittleMoon silver member
    October 22, 2007

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    Beautiful. At the going down of the sun, we shall remember them. Young people and their families from all conflicts, those who never returned and those who came back with demons still to fight, my heart goes out to you all.


  • Sinnastarr silver member
    October 22, 2007

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    This was an excellent piece. I enjoyed it very much.
    I think you will do very well in the contest you entered.
    Keep up the good work.


  • BeautifulFlame
    October 20, 2007
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    This poem touched my heart , the tenderness you show in this write make you more than a man, but one who is honored for his dedication to his comrads those left behide .
    I have a dear friend i tell all the time , He is here to tell their stories...
    You did with this sad but amazing poem.
    God Bless You
    ~Lisa~


  • VirginiaDarling
    October 20, 2007

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    This is a very deep, touching, emotional write. I really liked it, I found it to be sad also, and full of memories. Keep up the perfect writeing. I also have to say the background was exquisite.


  • TexasMomma
    October 20, 2007

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    This is a very beautiful and most touching piece,thank you for sharing A tear with me! keep up the wonderful writing......you have penned this so well


  • Anasacia
    October 20, 2007
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    WOW! That is great I kind of know the feeling, and understand what you mean.


  • SilentMusic
    October 20, 2007

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    Amazing. You have touched the hearts and emotions of many. Your words are soft but well understood and felt. A job well done, my friend. Very well done.


  • Talking Toni gold member
    October 20, 2007

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    Touching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You really touched my heart with this piece especially in this our time of war again. I felt as though I was standing behind you as you searched the wall your hand touching the engraved names etched in the cold black stone. Your imagery was so vivid and the emotion displayed through the words you chose was heartwenching. Many more need to read your poem and they would have more appreciation for the men in uniform, seeing them as humans and not murderers. Thanks for sharing this piece!!!~~Toni~~


  • Freestyle Bushido
    October 20, 2007

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    not really into war poem and such, but I do like it poetic wise. very deep with alot of touching emotion, nicely done.


  • Eire Go Brach
    October 20, 2007

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    Wow that was so touching. My grandfather fought in WWII but he didn't talk about it, but I can tell he remembers friends he lost. I haven't been to the WALL but I would like to just to feel the names against my hand. It was beautifully written.


  • simpliciti
    October 20, 2007
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    touches my heart and soul

    this is a great poem and really touches my heart and soul. I feel tears inside now and I like how you present your words here like you are sitting in front of me or beside me and having a conversation cause war is powerful for anyone involved and good luck to you in this contest.


  • JustFallingApart
    October 20, 2007

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    this is very upseting, im sorry for the loss of your friends, no one should ever endure such pain, both my grandfathers were in that too


  • RedwingSpirit silver member
    October 20, 2007
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    Excellent Poem much emotions shown with in it. Good Luck in the contest.


  • FullyAlive
    July 4, 2006
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    This put tears in my eyes. This poem is just so touching. I absolutly love it.
    This year for a field trip, the 8th grade of my school went to Washington D.C. I saw all the memorials and the walls. They made me cry, I thought of my grandfather when I went to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Not because he died and was never recovered but because he is alive still today (no one can kill that man, I swear) I cried for all the men he knew and told me about from World War II and for the men he knew who went to other wars. When we visited the Arlington National Cemetary I didn't talk at all.
    Anyway, this is a wonderful poem. I love it.
    thanks for entering =] good luck in my contest
    -x-

  • first force
    April 8, 2006
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    This is a remarkable write..the emotion that you share is one that i myself have felt many times not just at the "wall but when ever i think of those that did not make it home. For so many the need to apologize for being the one to live is a need that can not be explained but one that is felt by those of us that lost freinds and comrades to our very soul...thanks for entering my contest...Jack


  • NoWayJo
    April 6, 2006
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    just as a P.S. to my previous post, Lovin, here's a link to the page where you can see a copy of the image and grab up a copy if you choose: www.allpoetry.com/poem/1911578

    although I did make a note somewhere as to title of this painting and name of the artist, I can't seem to locate this now.

    Jo

    P.S.: Tracked it down and the painting is "Reflections" by Lee Teter.
    Edited on Apr 07, 11:11 because ''.

  • NoWayJo
    April 6, 2006
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    the poem and the images brought me back to the first and many times I had visited The Wall myself, Lovin. Though there is only one name there I recognize, it's such a feeling of enormity to see that name amongst the panels and panels of 58,000-plus names, with so little space between and each seemingly running one after the other.

    There's a very touching image that I may still have kept in the My Pictures folder which is a piece of artwork which reflects a civilian on one side of The Wall, and the soldiers in combat- gear reaching back. If I locate it, I'll pass you a link...

    Jo

  • Sunshinegf
    February 22, 2006
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    i am so gald you wrote and shared this
    poem on allpoetry.com because we all
    need poems like this to remember our loved ones .and heros

  • NerodicNetta
    February 21, 2006
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    awww! i have never been to the Wall, i hope to when i travel the world (it's always been a dream of mine). when we learned about the holacost i wanted to bust into tears. or watched The Diary of Ann Frank (English 8th grade it was required) i wanted to walk out. i agree that what did take place in time should be remembered, but why should we go through it in the first place? anyway it was a wonderful poem i truely enjoyed it.

    ~Netta~

  • maheo
    January 29, 2006
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    good

    great honest remarks on a terrible loss

  • Clint Harris
    January 16, 2006
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    Well done Very well done

    Amen, amen to that. It's not often enough we realize the tradegy that has been caused by our freedom, these boys and men who have shed their blood for us need to be recognized, for each one in their own rite is a hero, at least in my book. Keep the ones we've lost in our hearts, and the ones that are still fighting in our prayers.

  • Shepherdess
    January 10, 2006
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    We need poems like this to enlighten the world to what we do to our " Boys " and the Pain provide for the rest of their lives

    I salute you all
    Rebember all of them
    and forget none


    Thank you

    Karen

  • heart on sleeve
    January 2, 2006
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    tragic loss of abundant life and a significant poem that tells your deep pain and sorrow but too the pride and the fact your are a gentleman with the loving many of us long for, you are right to go there each year and not one single tear is a waste only the lives lost are, a truly beautifully touching and poignont poem lol abigailxx


  • Faded Existence
    December 30, 2005
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    this is wondeful.. and very emotional and i really really enjoyed reading it thanks so much for entering good luck in the contest!
    ~Amber~


  • wishuwereirish
    December 29, 2005
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    wow this is a very emotional peice and i can tell you put your heart in it. i have gone to the wall to see my grandpa's name and he passed a cuple of years ago and you cant help but cry not only for the ppl u know on the wall but for all those families.
    wishuwereirish


  • shimmer
    December 24, 2005
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    There's really nothing for me to say. I bow my head in respect to you. Thank you for sharing this with us on here.


  • bobanangel
    December 23, 2005
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    CRYING Very good poem My grandfather died and is on that wall much thanks to you and how you care WWII kay


  • LovesWithTheBreeze
    December 23, 2005
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    I would give you all my applauses on this if I could. I come from a family where many of our men have fought for this country. Some are still here, some have lost their lives as well. Ive never been to the wall myself, but one day I hope to go. I like to believe that the people on that wall are in a special spot in heaven just for the brave and honorable such as themselves! This was an awesome piece. Total perfection!

  • tomboy
    December 23, 2005
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    Tomboy

    God Bless You! for God will always be there for those in need. and those who were there fo there friends. Thank You for all you ever did.
    Tomboy

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 23, 2005
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    I saw many names there, that gave their all but it takes all you have to stand there and not grieve for all that we lost..I was one of the lucky ones ,that made it home, but many restless nights for those who died before our eyes.. thank you for sharing and caring..Andy

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 23, 2005
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    go to the wall and feel the sadness and yet love there as you meet their families.. thank you for stopping in..Andy

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 23, 2005
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    Hi Shaker-I am so very proud to know you here In AP I do hope your family returns home safe and sound, their help I know is greatly appreciated and generously the give, that is such a rewarding feeling to know..to have....I will add you to my favs ..to check with now and then..thank you for reading, comment .. Happiest of Holidays to you..my friend...Andy

  • Big Hearted one
    December 23, 2005
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    As the tears flow I know that the boy I was then is no longer, for only a man can cry for lost friends.

    For I cry A Tear For Those Who gave Their All.

    beautiful


  • Shakes-spear
    December 23, 2005
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    It seems sad to say they gave their lives to do what they thought was the most important decision of their lives. Yet it was their dedication to the freedom of our country that they died.We are in a war that I am not in approval for, but I am behind them all the way. My daughter and son in law are part of the Medical response team and I hope that they are safe. I am sorry that all the ones that die can not see the happy faces of the free people that they have helped.God Bless them all, The Shaker

  • Heart Of Clay
    December 23, 2005
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    wow this is good stuff. its so emotive, so strong. we can only hope that the world doesnt forget the trauma of war lest it should happen again. good write and merry christmas
    heart of clay xx


  • faerieprincess
    December 23, 2005
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    heart wrenching

    A mother doesn't just look into the eyes of her child and see the young man before her. She see's the baby the moment she held them in her arms for the first time. When a mother loses her child, she doesn't see the young man she lost. She see's the baby also. As a mother, I can tell you that the fact that you were there, did more for their hearts than you'll ever know. You were the arms to lean into when they thought they would fall. You were a memory when they thought all had forgotten.
    I read with a tears, as I know there is a name that saved my brother's life. I read with streams of thanks, for those that gave to me what I have today. My brothers...all of them... came home safe, because of the names on that wall.
    fp ~;~
    Edited on Dec 23, 9:10 because ''.


  • theothersideofme
    December 23, 2005
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    Nicely done. Sad subject, memories never fade.


  • Abby100 Mann
    December 23, 2005
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    This is a free verse poem that expresses the feelings and emotions of the persona for those who sacrificed their lifes fighting for freedom as members of the armed forces.
    GREAT WRITE!KEEP IT UP !HAPPY HOLIDAYS SIR!


  • Legend silver member
    December 22, 2005
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    Its is so hard to praise a piece that is so personal, for all the words seem so inadequate.One has only to read to see the pain each visit costs.We have no such wall in Britain though many other monuments to honour those who died.I do so like the idea of the wall to cover such events.
    A very moving write Thank you for putting such feelings into words


  • Heavenly Angel gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Awesome poignant write, my friend; thank you so much for sharing and good luck in the contest!


  • Disturbed Prodigy
    December 21, 2005
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    this had to be the hardest thing to do in your life, i hope you don't blame yourself, cause i know they don't, they want you to live on, and enjoy the freedom they fought for, enjoy the life you haveearned. keep it flowing

  • Brokenpen
    December 21, 2005
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    another awesome write

    awesome write.. very well done and touching.. thank you for sharing your words with me.

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Thank you for your accolade and concern. when I went into the Marines we were driven by the fact Duty, Honor, Country! Whether it was a just war who was to say? Is ANY war really just? Anyway, I realized very soon after my arrival to Vietnam, that we should not have been there, but Men's lives depended on me, We were truley A Band Of Brothers. i stayed and i fought. My country, my men, and the innocent villagers that really didn't care who one the war(They just wanted it stopped) lives depended on me. I did my duty, and when i came home, i didn't receive alcolades, but jeers instead, I was called anything from a baby killer to a war mongering capitalist. Anyway I just did my duty, and what i was trained to do. Thank you again, Andy

  • ocerus
    December 21, 2005
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    There are some typos here and there, but the message is a very real one: people die in war, lose their minds in war, and/or are maimed in war. Frankly, I'm not really sure whether or not Vietnam was a just war or not. I tend to think not, but I'm not sure; I guess you can make a case for or against. But I wish you well, my friend, and I hope you'll believe me when I say: the pain can get better - you just have to let it get better. Religion helps some, therapy others, a little beer (hopefully a "little beer,") others, and so on - or maybe a combination of all of those and other things as well. Whatever works for you, as long as it's not really bad for you, I suggest you do. God bless you, sir, and my deepest, profoundest thanks for serving our country, especially in such a dark time! - oce
    Edited on Dec 21, 12:27 because ''.

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    'Thank you..It was hard to write as well without shedding a tear, like I do every time I go to the Wall. I sometime immagine I see the faces of my friends in the reflections of their names. I am glad it touched you...' added successfully

  • Ir.muse
    December 21, 2005
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    A great sad write.You're wonderful at expressing your feelings.
    Shahrzad

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    'Thank you..It was hard to write as well without shedding a tear, like i do every time I go to the Wall. I sometime immagine I see the faces of my friends in the reflections of their names. I am glad it touched you. by the way, the picture on the left is one of me, notice the kleenex in my right hand..lololol..I am such a mush!lololol..' added successfully

  • Silver Cascade
    December 21, 2005
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    This is really touching! Could feel your pain in every line. Loosing the ones we love is really a terrible feeling... So very emotional... Great job! The pics were nice too

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    'Thank you Andrea..It was very hard to write as well without shedding a tear, like I do every time I go to the Wall. I sometimes immagine I see the faces of my friends in the reflections of their names. I am glad it touched you... Andy

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Thank you..It was hard to write as well without shedding a tear, like i do every time I go to the Wall. I sometime immagine i see the faces of my friends in the reflections of their names. I am glad it touched you...


  • eloquence
    December 21, 2005
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    so touching!

    wow. this was a truely emotional peice. i used to live not too far from the WALL and i would go there to see the many that i knew that are no longer. im sure everyone else has said this, but this peice truely touched me great work!
    ♥ always;;
    a n d r e a a


  • MorningWinds
    December 21, 2005
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    Wow...as I read this I almost got all teary eyed.You did a great job with this.

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Thank you , I am glad it touched you. The WALL really is a deeply emotional place for me. Sometimes when I go there I can almost see the faces of my friends in the reflection as i read their names.Andy

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Thank You Beth, Your applause is deeply appreciated, and I am glad it touched you.The WALL really is an extremely emotional place for me.


  • care bear love
    December 21, 2005
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    Very good

    I really like this poem. It almost made me want to cry because it's such a touching write. It must have been a very hard time in life to go through. I really liked this write. Thanks for sharing.

    Casey


  • bluebethy
    December 21, 2005
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    very lovely it kinda left me speechless i dont know quite what to say its sad but yet so beautifully written thanx for sharing your tears it helps to write about things your going through i guess it kind of put a sense to it all well at least it does for me well i g2g for now and thanx again for this wonderful writing byes ~BETH~


  • lonely black heart
    December 21, 2005
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    I loved it. It was ginuine. I went to the wall and it was amazing. My grangfather fought and had shrap metel in his back until the day he died.

  • ShellG
    December 21, 2005
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    This is beautiful and sad write, you really did a great job on this and what a lovely tribute to your friends.Great pics I have friends overseas now and my prayers are with them all ,great job


  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    By the way..Thats me in the picture on the left,Notice the kleenex in my right hand..lolololol

  • LovinCharmer gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Thank You Brother, I need to tell you..if you have buddy's on it, bring plenty of kleenex! every time I go, I swear I see the reflections of the guy's I left behind, and their faces become so vivd, and they never aged. Sounds crazy I know. I guess it's just my way of dealing with what Vietnam did to me psycologically, Thanks for the review, and Semper Fi brother!

  • Ironfeather
    December 21, 2005
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    Good work!

    I have not been to the Wall yet -- I keep planning to go but putting it off. Not ready. This brings a tear -- good writing!

  • Lyndon gold member
    December 21, 2005
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    Poem of Compassion

    LovinCharmer, you have written such a dedication of grief for boys who do not come home - that old spider grief nets us all (who have proper feeling) in its web. The 'face with a chisel look' enacts for you the way is hard; that road to closure and acceptance. Your free verse suits. I, too, have entered by a different, longer route. Thank you for this simple lyric.


  • Sinfiend
    December 20, 2005
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    This is very deep and revealing, your words have a lot of truth to them. I'll never know the bond young men must have as soldiers in an environment like 'Nam, but I can imagine the depth and strength of it. My sympathies for the loss of them mentioned men, great poem here, you've really touched a lot of people with your experience and words.


  • December 20, 2005
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    This is very beautiful, very heart-felt. You can connect with it, it's beautifully written.

  • ababygirl
    December 20, 2005
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    i like this piece it shows hart


  • DreameeDarlin2U
    December 20, 2005
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    This is so beautiful in a sad way. I love these poems. Great job!


  • Dreamer With Dreams silver member
    December 20, 2005
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    I went to "the wall" a couple of years ago and I must say that it was very heartbreaking to all those names on the wall and to see how many went missing in action. It was a humbling experience. I will never take life for granted (sp?) again.
    Great write!

    Safely hidden in the darkness,

    ~ The Rocker who lost all aka Sacred Shadows


  • Salt Walker
    December 20, 2005
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    this is a symphony of words, they make perfect sense. It breaks my heart but, i still love it

    ^xerox^


  • AngelicMistress gold member
    December 20, 2005
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    EXCELLENT JOB!!!!!

    Thhis is so emotional for me as well, I lost friends to that war, [I am a retired US Army wife, and my son -on-law is getting ready to deploy,] so, I understand how you feel, you have however wrtten an excellent piece that touches the soul of this reader and that of many more I am sure! God bless, Love, Angel

  • Symphony
    December 20, 2005
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    As I fight to hold back the tears their gentle hands reach out to my heart saying we are here for you.

    Loved this - very moving piece!


  • viktor21
    December 20, 2005
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    This is a truly beautiful piece...

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