My Father's Tears
An Age of Stoicism31 total reviews
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
His generation was to buck up and bear up under any adversity and to not burden others with there problems, I never heard either of my grandfathers complain about anything ever. Goos story. Karen
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2024
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His generation was to buck up and bear up under any adversity and to not burden others with there problems, I never heard either of my grandfathers complain about anything ever. Goos story. Karen
Comment Written 13-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2024
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You're very kind, Karen, going back so far and reviewin like this. I'm very grateful. Take care Debbie
Comment from Aussie
Your story of Lofty captured my heart. So many men suffered and died in that war. And to see his face in the side mirror at your Mam's funeral was definitely a sign that he was there for you. Well said, well written. K xx
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2023
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Your story of Lofty captured my heart. So many men suffered and died in that war. And to see his face in the side mirror at your Mam's funeral was definitely a sign that he was there for you. Well said, well written. K xx
Comment Written 11-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 11-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much for your very kind rating and lovely comments, so greatly valued! Take care Debbie
Comment from jim vecchio
You have a father and a Tribute Poem you can be very proud of. So many of us cannot recollect tears in our fathers' eyes. I cry just at a sad movie. This was very moving, and you told it with just the right use of language and in a way that made us get to know more personally your father and his story.
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2023
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You have a father and a Tribute Poem you can be very proud of. So many of us cannot recollect tears in our fathers' eyes. I cry just at a sad movie. This was very moving, and you told it with just the right use of language and in a way that made us get to know more personally your father and his story.
Comment Written 10-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 10-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much, Jim! I really appreciate your lovely review and thoughts. Take care Debbie
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Thanks for your great writing!
Comment from Pantygynt
This is so true and in so many ways mirrors the exploits of my character Gavin in the earlier chapters where he has to make a forced landing on the Dunkirk beach and is taken prisoner. The whole thing is there in my portfolio. I think you would enjoy it and I certainly would not expect you to review it.
Reading this was in so many ways an endorsement of my own story here. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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This is so true and in so many ways mirrors the exploits of my character Gavin in the earlier chapters where he has to make a forced landing on the Dunkirk beach and is taken prisoner. The whole thing is there in my portfolio. I think you would enjoy it and I certainly would not expect you to review it.
Reading this was in so many ways an endorsement of my own story here. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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Thank you Jim so much for this! I'm so pleased you read it and when I started writing the verse, I'm ashamed to say that I had to read up about this particular failed mission. Apparently this was so ill thought out that they attempted a Royal Navy rescue mission which had to return to Britain after being fired at by the Germans. Thus unlike Dunkirk, the soldiers couldn't be evacuated, were completely surrounded, just pawns carelessly fed to the enemy. If I've got any of this wrong, please let me know... But thank you again and I hope you didn't feel obliged to give me such a generous rating. Night-night Debbie
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Not obliged at all it was a pleasure
Comment from Ginda Simpson
Wow! How you have captured the heart and soul of this man, his strength and his resilience, his hope and his deep love for family! You give us the wholeness of who he was. Beautifully written.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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Wow! How you have captured the heart and soul of this man, his strength and his resilience, his hope and his deep love for family! You give us the wholeness of who he was. Beautifully written.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much, Ginda, for your very generous rating and your lovely comments, all of which I greatly value! Take care Debbie
Comment from Boogienights
I wish I could thank your father for his service. What an incredible and brave man he was, to have survived that awful experience. The relationship between mothers and children are special, I can understand the emotion he felt at his mother's passing. This is a well written and interesting story in a poem, thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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I wish I could thank your father for his service. What an incredible and brave man he was, to have survived that awful experience. The relationship between mothers and children are special, I can understand the emotion he felt at his mother's passing. This is a well written and interesting story in a poem, thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much for your lovely rating and thoughtful and perceptive comments! They are all greatly appreciated. Take care Debbie
Comment from Janet Rank Spaletto
What a powerful story so beautifully told. The tone, imagery, emotion and love shine in this poem. The rhyme scheme and pace make it easy to read. Then, boom - the last verse, and to me most emotional. It describes a man losing perhaps the one person left he worried about when captured and how that had to affect her. She'd also be the one he cried to. My dad fought in WWII and I remember the nightmares he had afterwards.
After reading through your poem several times, I cannot think of anything to make it better.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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What a powerful story so beautifully told. The tone, imagery, emotion and love shine in this poem. The rhyme scheme and pace make it easy to read. Then, boom - the last verse, and to me most emotional. It describes a man losing perhaps the one person left he worried about when captured and how that had to affect her. She'd also be the one he cried to. My dad fought in WWII and I remember the nightmares he had afterwards.
After reading through your poem several times, I cannot think of anything to make it better.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much for this amazing rating and your lovely, thoughtful comments. This is all great valued and I'm delighted that the verse was meaningful to you. You are the first one to touch on the relationship he had with his mother - she adored him as an only son and it must have been heart-breaking for her during those 5 years. They were very close and, as you say, she'd have been the one with whom he would have felt freer perhaps to share his emotions. Thank you once more for your time and thoughts, Debbie
Comment from Loretta Bigg
A very interesting poem about one of the saddest events in recent memory, but this is a personal view of it rather than what is usually read. Always hardest when it occurs to a close relative.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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A very interesting poem about one of the saddest events in recent memory, but this is a personal view of it rather than what is usually read. Always hardest when it occurs to a close relative.
Comment Written 08-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much Loretta for such a kind review! This is greatly appreciated. I'm delighted the verse was of interest. Take care Debbie
Comment from lancellot
This is very well made. The rhymes and syllables counts all combined to tell a moving story of perseverance in the face of adversity. War leaves scars that do end or heal when the bullets stop flying. I think we forget that sometimes.
Well done.
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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This is very well made. The rhymes and syllables counts all combined to tell a moving story of perseverance in the face of adversity. War leaves scars that do end or heal when the bullets stop flying. I think we forget that sometimes.
Well done.
Comment Written 08-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much for your very kind rating and comments. Much appreciated. Take care Debbie
Comment from zanya
The sub title here is revealing and what follows is a story of bravery and heroism of a father during WW11. It is unimaginable what these brave men must have endured in the cause of peace on earth
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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The sub title here is revealing and what follows is a story of bravery and heroism of a father during WW11. It is unimaginable what these brave men must have endured in the cause of peace on earth
Comment Written 08-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2023
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Zanya, Thank you so much for this wonderful rating and your lovely comments! This is all greatly valued. Take care Debbie
