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Mike
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0 posted 2000-05-29 10:59 AM



The doctor said, shan't make it through the night,
Frail old woman, asleep in fading light,
I tiptoed in and stood beside her bed,
And as she woke, I heard her as she said,
Have you read the letter, Johnny sent to me?
It's right there on the table, take a look and see,
Johnny is my only child, he's gone away to war,
Last night I got a letter, and now I'm sad no more,
Johnny says he loves me, a hero he's become,
He says the war is over, and soon to home he'll come.
Will you be so kind sir, and read as nurse has done,
For my eyesight fails me, the letter from my son,
As I reached for letter, I see her fade away,
At peace with her creator, I slowly go my way,
In hand I held her letter, from president it read,
We regretfully inform you, ma'am, that John, your son is dead.

© Copyright 2000 Mike - All Rights Reserved
Martie
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1 posted 2000-05-29 11:04 AM


So very touching, Mike....pulled an emotional heart-string of mine this morning!
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2 posted 2000-05-29 11:15 AM


It's amazing, the sacrifices that our troops and their familys have have made for our country. Thank you for reminding us.

 "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde

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3 posted 2000-05-29 01:42 PM


Mike~
Now this one made me cry.

Poignant ... just too, too real
and very touching.
~*Marge*~


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4 posted 2000-05-29 05:37 PM


Too many letters like that written over the years...so much waste. Excellent writing, Mike.
JamesMichael
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5 posted 2000-05-29 07:10 PM


Touching...I had to tell someone I cared about that her mother had passed away...it was very emotional and intense and heartbreaking for me also.     James
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6 posted 2000-05-29 09:37 PM


I've read this before, sir. Loved it then as I do now. And both times, I cried. That's the power of your poetry!  
Nan
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7 posted 2000-05-29 10:03 PM


What a terrible waste of humanity we see in war.. after war... after war... Well said, my friend..
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