A little boy with my husband's eyes
comes up to me at night and cries
"When is daddy coming back?
What is war? Where is Iraq?"
I dry my own tears and hold him tight
and whisper, "thats a story for another night,
but your daddy loves you, and misses you dearly
and one day you will understand clearly
that Iraq needed Daddy to help them out,
so that they could rise and learn about
the love of a soldier, and the love of a friend
knowing of true love when this all comes to an end
so say a prayer, and soon Daddy will return
and then he'll take you to the park to learn
about baseball, and sports, and all of those things
and how little angels can get their wings..."
So with a kiss on the cheek, and a tear in my eye
I tucked in my son, and laid back down with a sigh
I wrote my husband a letter, explaining it all
and told him I hoped he would get leave in the fall
and for the first night in a long while, I dreamed
that soon, soon he would be back home with my son and me.
Author notes
contest #1
this is a very difficult subject, especially because I can't say I know how it feels, but I hope that you enjoy this, and that your hubbies get home safe! *and soon!*
I'm connecting this to the prompt *For Every Woman*
Contest #2
I guess I am going to connect this to option 3... I hope you enjoy reading this! Good Luck with your contest...
A contest entry
- PROMPTS! PROMPTS! MILITARY! PATRIOTIC! PRE-WRITES ALLOWED. by Beautiful-N-Broken.
700 points, ended October 11, 2007, 17 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Girlfriends/Boyfriends of People in the Military by Still Gonna Shine.
950 points, ended September 20, 2008, 6 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Wow. This is so powerful and touching. I must admit, I cried. God bless our military.
Best regards
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Wonderful done...you went emotional deep into something that you have not experienced in life...a very rare quality when someone can actually write so well in understanding for other in pain...beautifully done.
Blessings,
mystic
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Wow....I almost cried....this is really good....
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Thank you for noting extra relevant points about contest #1 and #2. Unfortunately I am i/c contest #3 and feel a bit left out.
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That you say you know not how it feels i feel that you have put it extremely well, a pleasure to read mixed with a little sadness
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Excellent poem
Within a mothers arms whispered prayers are heard to the little man before her and the love she carries on
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wow... very good such heart felt real!! thank you for entering!
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Thank you so much
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Excellent Write
This was a beautiful and heart felt piece. I know you and your Son are proud of your Husband and his dad. My heart realy felt good just hearing about Him. Although I dont know him Personally after reading this I will remember Him always as a Brave Soldier. He will be in my Prayers continually Him and all the other brave Militairy Men and Women and My prayer will be that They will be coming home soon.
May God Bless you and your son.And GOD Bless our COUNTRY.
Good Luck in the Contest,(( most definately a winner in my book))
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I wrote this for a friend of mine, but I am so grateful that you liked this write... Thank you.
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Thank you for the lovely write. Could you please let me know which prompt you are connecting it to?
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This was well penned touching.
Made me cry./ Powerful are your words shows your compassion.
Tory
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