The world’s toughest fighting man. Yet, deep inside he is just a lonely, homesick kid, praying for letters from home. – NARA – 535228 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
There was stack of letters in the box, almost missed.
Tied with plain brown string,
these letters held words of love
words of passion and hope for the future~
Homesick words beautifully written from a loved one
far away in miles, close in comfort.
At the bottom of this precious pile
was a terse tear-stained military note
to the loved one’s mother
Saved by the girl he left behind:
“We regret to inform you….”
Love lost but remembered forever.
(Sometimes I try my hand at poetry: tell me what you think ~ LouAnn)
I love it especially since I am dealing with such letters from my dad to my mom on my blog. The poem is wonderful!
that means a lot coming from you -
This is beautiful – nicely understated and effective – really moving.
thank you – appreciate your comment more than you can know
I think the sign of really good poetry is when someone who hasn’t had the experience, relates to it and feels deeply and it did that.
thank you so much –
I think we’re on a similar blog plane today…
Sad – but – nice poem.
thanks RoSy–will have to check out your posts today
Love the line, “far away in miles, close in comfort”. You should continue writing poetry.
thank you Peg — you are my best fan –so what if you also happen to be my sister?
It’s beautiful ! So now you know you can indeed write poetry..Diane
thanks Diane – I dabble in poetry but do not have much confidence in my ability – appreciate your comment
It wonderful! The poem really engaged me. You definitely have a hand for poetry.
Thank you Sheryl – appreciate you encouragement
Very evocative and sad – I liked it too. We have a letter like that, squirreled away in a trunk.
too many people do have letters like that
Very real, thus very well done.
thank you so much – this is a fragment from a much longer poem that I edited to make a poem to stand on its own
A very touching post. I can totally relate how it feels to be away from home. Our soldiers need our prayers each day, for their safety and for giving them a strong heart to overcome the intense loneliness. Beautiful post.
They do need all the support we can give them –in any way we can give it to them.
Beautiful – and elegantly put. I could feel the pain of the loved one left behind…Blessings ~ Patty
thank you – love the word elegant
Your poetry is beautiful…and I can’t imagine getting this message. My husband’s grandparents received this terse regret.
It is unimaginable – I remember my mom telling me about going into town when she was a teenager and finding a list posted in the post office of lost soldiers — I just cannot imagine that this was a reality for so many
I like the fact that the letters were saved…memories forever.
memories are what we have to keep us remembering those we have lost
I love the message and the mode you used to convey it! Thank you, LouAnn!
Russ
I imagine it is happening today too and that is sad
The structure is great and I really like the plotline! Endings are important to me and you ended it on a really touching note.
Thank you for your thougtful analysis – it means a lot to me