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OH, IN ADDENDUM, IF YOU GO TO MY "POETIC MEANDERINGS"

adn go to the very first poem, I think, or maybe the second one, is a combat prayer I wrote specifically as I thought my son might pray, tugs at the heart a little and is a good prequel to this poem

posted by swftfox on July 12, 2006 at 12:14 PM | link to this | reply

Nah, Jeremy is in a stage in his life where he is too macho to be reading

this mushy poetry crap. It might bring a tear to his eye and he can't have that. Happens sometimes though!

They will still hold meaning for him when he is older. Interestingly, his buddy's are very much into them.

posted by swftfox on July 12, 2006 at 12:12 PM | link to this | reply

A powerful poem -- great &appropriate contribution. Did R son read it?

We hope and pray for all soldiers and civilians to come through safely, and healthy. Despite the losses thus far, I believe our prayers for all sides will be a real ripple for peace, that will become a wave. Shalom

posted by ILLUMINATI8 on July 12, 2006 at 11:41 AM | link to this | reply

I think one of the powers of this poem is to give us the hope

and belief that in spite of our loss, that loved one is never really gone, but lives on in everything we love. True love is from the heart, not the eyes.

posted by swftfox on July 12, 2006 at 8:47 AM | link to this | reply

Swiftfox

I read this and feel like crying and we don't even know who wrote it thank you for posting it

posted by Kat02 on July 12, 2006 at 8:22 AM | link to this | reply

My heartfelt condolences to Taps and Marie Claire....

It is a correct assumption that I have not had this heart-rending experience and hope I never had. I am also so sorry for both of you having had such. I can't even pretend I know what you feel/felt. I know I do have a great fear of this situation as my two boys are just about all I have left in the world. I believe God allows me to keep them because he knows I couldn't handle losing them. Again, I hope the poem did not cause too much grief as that was not the intent.

posted by swftfox on July 11, 2006 at 9:15 AM | link to this | reply

This is one of my favorites, Swftfox. My youngest son was not a soldier in the military, but he was a soldier of the cross and a fighter to the bitter end against cancer. He died at twenty-two. He would have been 41 now but he is still 22 to me.

posted by TAPS. on July 11, 2006 at 7:35 AM | link to this | reply

What on earth made you write this?

A little too close to home for me. I wish he had not died. Are you voicing deep fears here? Nothing but absolutely nothing can prepare you for a tragedy, the only thing that washes away the pain are the tears and they keep coming coming for the rest of your life.