Heart of a Daddy, Soul of a Soldier New and Improved

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Heart of a Daddy, Soul of a Soldier New and Improved

xopoetxo
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since 2007-06-15

Posts 14

0 posted 2007-11-21 07:52 PM

Heart of a Daddy, Soul of a Soldier

A naive man,
College bound and young,
Drafted to the army,
Just looking for some fun.
Shipped across the world,
To a place so scarcly know,
To fight for his country,
And his right to come back home.
A sargent stood at the door,
I knew something was wrong,
With an expression so stern,
The end of a soldier singing its song.
A very loved Daddy and a man newly wed,
Was in a roadside bomb and pronounced to be dead.
His little boy will never know why his Daddy is gone
and the world so cold,
Leaving his baby just 6 months old.
Leaving a wife broken and a mother torn to bits,
The question is why,
All he was full of is life, love and wits.
So many years he had left to stand tall,
His wife knew him well,
His son not at all.
The church gives support,
The town gives them heart,
But what he left behind was great,
And over his family would have to start.
Why he was chosen,
The world will nt know.
Gone but not forgotten,
From our hearts he wont go.

Bronzeage
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since 2007-07-20

Posts 197

1 posted 2007-11-21 10:52 PM

This is a touching piece.

Type II poet. Its worth the work.

aziza
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since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
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2 posted 2007-11-21 11:01 PM

Last week, I sat in the visitation room of our local funeral parlor. The casket was draped with our Nation's flag - and I still see the colors, so vivid. I still see the soldier paying respects, canes in each hand. He is not over 25 and the one in the casket may have been 24.

Your poem is a wonderful tribute to those who are serving, dying, and recovering from injuries.

Alison

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2007-11-22 04:23 AM

Fine writing...James

xopoetxo
Junior Member

since 2007-06-15

Posts 14

4 posted 2007-11-22 12:49 PM

thank you very much
-Kessa

Artic Wind
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since 2007-09-16

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Realm of Supernatural

5 posted 2007-11-22 06:23 PM

Very touching

ARCTIC WIND

dgvarner
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since 2000-05-13

Posts 3552
High Springs, Florida

6 posted 2007-11-30 02:40 AM

Very heart-felt writing...

enjoyed your thoughts,
g

"...Never regret anything that made you smile..."

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