Writings From the Heart
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Comment from DrJane
Hi, Deepwater: What a wonderfully, poignant poem about the life of a sailor, his dedication to duty, his loneliness and his love of the sea! Marvelous picture of your Dad--what a treasure! Bless him and all others for their service.
Blessings,
Jane
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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Hi, Deepwater: What a wonderfully, poignant poem about the life of a sailor, his dedication to duty, his loneliness and his love of the sea! Marvelous picture of your Dad--what a treasure! Bless him and all others for their service.
Blessings,
Jane
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you Dr J for the review and comments
Comment from Gideon Roth
Hi there. I have been out of pocket for several days and I was happy to see so many great submissions by those I have come to appreciate in their writing. This was very well done and I was happy to come across it today. I will have a poem embedded in my chapter six and I have gained a real appreciation for those of you that write great poetry. I am looking forward to your next post...Tim, aka, Gideo...Tim, aka, Gideon
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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Hi there. I have been out of pocket for several days and I was happy to see so many great submissions by those I have come to appreciate in their writing. This was very well done and I was happy to come across it today. I will have a poem embedded in my chapter six and I have gained a real appreciation for those of you that write great poetry. I am looking forward to your next post...Tim, aka, Gideo...Tim, aka, Gideon
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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Thank you tim for reading this and the review Gary
Comment from chita
This is an exceptional poem with a good flow and you are very descriptive all through the poem. I love the photo and the photo added to the poem especially on this 4th of July. I can feel your emotion and love of the sea all through this poem--good job.
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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This is an exceptional poem with a good flow and you are very descriptive all through the poem. I love the photo and the photo added to the poem especially on this 4th of July. I can feel your emotion and love of the sea all through this poem--good job.
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you chita
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It was a pleasure to read your wonderful poem!!!
Comment from Ann Smith
I so appreciate this loving tribute to your dad. My dad was in the Army during WWII and was born in 1920. Our lives parallel in the sense of lifespan of our dads. It seems the sea does keep calling once in the Navy. ann
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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I so appreciate this loving tribute to your dad. My dad was in the Army during WWII and was born in 1920. Our lives parallel in the sense of lifespan of our dads. It seems the sea does keep calling once in the Navy. ann
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you for reading Ann, Gary
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You are welcome. ann
Comment from Kaladore
I thought this was a great poem and a good tribute to your father. It had a pretty good rhythm to it and I liked how you switched tenses from past to present. Great job.
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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I thought this was a great poem and a good tribute to your father. It had a pretty good rhythm to it and I liked how you switched tenses from past to present. Great job.
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
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thank you,
Comment from marcellawachtel
Great tribute to your father, and a wonderful photograph of him. the poem is interesting and tells us a lot about your feelings for him I have one suggestion: Keep it in the past tense. "You fight" could be 'fought" "You sail" could be "sailed" and mostly the end would be better as: You made a beat, consoled your life and went back to sailing the sea.
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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Great tribute to your father, and a wonderful photograph of him. the poem is interesting and tells us a lot about your feelings for him I have one suggestion: Keep it in the past tense. "You fight" could be 'fought" "You sail" could be "sailed" and mostly the end would be better as: You made a beat, consoled your life and went back to sailing the sea.
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you Marcell
Comment from Isaiah Ramesses
Well done, Gary. I'm always glad to see one of your writings on line.
The smell, the rage, the power, the tears
That keeps drawing you back each year>>artistically worded.
Isaiah Ramesses
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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Well done, Gary. I'm always glad to see one of your writings on line.
The smell, the rage, the power, the tears
That keeps drawing you back each year>>artistically worded.
Isaiah Ramesses
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you Isaiah for this review
Comment from NightWriter
"The sailor" is a beautifully written and stated poem spoken from the heart. The rhythm is smooth from beginning to end. Well done.
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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"The sailor" is a beautifully written and stated poem spoken from the heart. The rhythm is smooth from beginning to end. Well done.
Comment Written 03-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you nightwriter
Comment from JeJo
I like your contemplative sentences and questions
because they add depth to your poem.
You describe the life of your father, a sailor.
His hardships at sea, his thoughts, his emotions.
I like that you said how the ocean kept
bringing him back every year, like it was
irresistible. He comes back to land, only
to go to sea again. - JeJo
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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I like your contemplative sentences and questions
because they add depth to your poem.
You describe the life of your father, a sailor.
His hardships at sea, his thoughts, his emotions.
I like that you said how the ocean kept
bringing him back every year, like it was
irresistible. He comes back to land, only
to go to sea again. - JeJo
Comment Written 02-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you Jejo
Comment from Leigh Ann
This is a great tribute to your father. Good flow, it reads well out loud too. I like reading out loud sometimes just to get the real emotion behind a piece. When my brother retired Navy he found it hard to adjust to life as a civilian for quite a while. Sometimes I think he wants to go sailing again also. Great job. Leigh Ann
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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This is a great tribute to your father. Good flow, it reads well out loud too. I like reading out loud sometimes just to get the real emotion behind a piece. When my brother retired Navy he found it hard to adjust to life as a civilian for quite a while. Sometimes I think he wants to go sailing again also. Great job. Leigh Ann
Comment Written 02-Jul-2010
reply by the author on 03-Jul-2010
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thank you Leigh Ann