Writings From the Heart
Viewing comments for Chapter 52 "Soldier response to Dear John."A book of Poetry & Writing
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Comment from Dawn Munro
Geez Louise, I think you just broke my heart with this one! (LOL) I've ALWAYS hated the idea of those Dear John letters though - ALWAYS! But man, you sure did get a grip before you sucker-punched the poor protagonist - what a great poem - almost prose, but very poetic and romantic. :)
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2014
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Geez Louise, I think you just broke my heart with this one! (LOL) I've ALWAYS hated the idea of those Dear John letters though - ALWAYS! But man, you sure did get a grip before you sucker-punched the poor protagonist - what a great poem - almost prose, but very poetic and romantic. :)
Comment Written 25-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2014
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Thank you Dawn
Comment from Bryana
This is so sad, I hope is not biographical. I was married for almost forty years to a man who travelled extensible and the last thing in my mind was to get involved with another man.
All the good memories have remained in the mind and heart of this man, I hope she feels guilty.
Have a wonderful week.
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2014
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This is so sad, I hope is not biographical. I was married for almost forty years to a man who travelled extensible and the last thing in my mind was to get involved with another man.
All the good memories have remained in the mind and heart of this man, I hope she feels guilty.
Have a wonderful week.
Comment Written 25-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2014
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thank you for this Bryana
Comment from nomi338
This is yet another casualty of war. Young men are taken away from their families and given over to the god of war, anger and hate. They are deprived of joy, happiness and love. They are left only with death, even if their bodies survive the conflict, their youth and innocence is forever dead and buried, buried somewhere it will never be found or resurrected.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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This is yet another casualty of war. Young men are taken away from their families and given over to the god of war, anger and hate. They are deprived of joy, happiness and love. They are left only with death, even if their bodies survive the conflict, their youth and innocence is forever dead and buried, buried somewhere it will never be found or resurrected.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you nomi
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Ohmigod how awful! For a wife to write such a letter to man facing deadly force is unconscienable. She didn't need to tell him that till he came home, and she was selfish to put her own needs ahead of her husband and kids in the first place. Very moving, tragic piece.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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Ohmigod how awful! For a wife to write such a letter to man facing deadly force is unconscienable. She didn't need to tell him that till he came home, and she was selfish to put her own needs ahead of her husband and kids in the first place. Very moving, tragic piece.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you Phyllis
Comment from OLA THOMAS
Hey DW, this is very well done, full of emotions like a running river over a parched land. Good creative instincts here; done in simple words and phrases. Nice job.
ola thomas
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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Hey DW, this is very well done, full of emotions like a running river over a parched land. Good creative instincts here; done in simple words and phrases. Nice job.
ola thomas
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you OLA
Comment from LIJ Red
You approach the intensity of the Morell account in The Cruel Sea by Monsarrat. Very nice writing, and well executed technically.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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You approach the intensity of the Morell account in The Cruel Sea by Monsarrat. Very nice writing, and well executed technically.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you LIJ
Comment from royowen
In Australia, they are finding lots of communications from the First World War turning up all of a sudden from unknown sources, also photos iPod the dear young men, in the trenches, most unknown, such a longtime ago! Well written, a heart breaking reminder of the normal men and women from the first WW1, well done, great write, articulate and beautifully expressed! Blessings, Roy.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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In Australia, they are finding lots of communications from the First World War turning up all of a sudden from unknown sources, also photos iPod the dear young men, in the trenches, most unknown, such a longtime ago! Well written, a heart breaking reminder of the normal men and women from the first WW1, well done, great write, articulate and beautifully expressed! Blessings, Roy.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you Roy
Comment from Shirley B
Dear Gary, I was a military wife for a long time, almost 15 years. The sad part of this writing is things like this really happen. My husband served on the navy submarine force. We were only allowed to send 40 word messages while they were out at sea. Our names counted as words. The messages had to be happy. The messages were read mny times before they were sent to the sailors on the subs. This was from 1987-2002. Not that long ago. Great writing. A lot of times those guys just came home and found out their wives were gone. It was very sad. Shirley
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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Dear Gary, I was a military wife for a long time, almost 15 years. The sad part of this writing is things like this really happen. My husband served on the navy submarine force. We were only allowed to send 40 word messages while they were out at sea. Our names counted as words. The messages had to be happy. The messages were read mny times before they were sent to the sailors on the subs. This was from 1987-2002. Not that long ago. Great writing. A lot of times those guys just came home and found out their wives were gone. It was very sad. Shirley
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you Shirley I know.
Comment from Jay Squires
What a time and what a place to get a "Dear John" letter. If I were to give a gentle suggestion, it would be to change the title. If I didn't know in advance that the subject was a dear john, I wouldn't have been waiting through all the "I remember"s for the hammer to fall, as I knew it had to, in the last sentence.
This was good, though, Deepwater.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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What a time and what a place to get a "Dear John" letter. If I were to give a gentle suggestion, it would be to change the title. If I didn't know in advance that the subject was a dear john, I wouldn't have been waiting through all the "I remember"s for the hammer to fall, as I knew it had to, in the last sentence.
This was good, though, Deepwater.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you Jay
Comment from livelylinda
Gary: oh, such a good response to a Dear John letter while fighting on the front lines. Instead of keeping it all inside, he laid it all out so that she has to think about she has thrown away and feel him feeling the news. Original, creative, just dandy! Linda
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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Gary: oh, such a good response to a Dear John letter while fighting on the front lines. Instead of keeping it all inside, he laid it all out so that she has to think about she has thrown away and feel him feeling the news. Original, creative, just dandy! Linda
Comment Written 24-Aug-2014
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2014
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thank you so much Linda