Come Home, Father! Comments

The poem creates an atmosphere akin to a tale of mystery and then giving it an emotional touch, thus, it becomes a very sad and poignant. Thanks.

Hear the sweet voice of the child Which the night winds repeat as they roam! Oh who could resist this most plaintive of prayers? Please, father, dear father, come home.... touching lines with nice theme. Congratulation to his soul for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.

The house is so lonely the hours are so long For poor weeping mother and me. Beautiful lines. Thanks for the sharing.10.

I couldn't finish it. I thought it was a temperance poem, a movement for which I have the greatest disdain. But the author's dates are on the early side for that in the main. Reading his bio notes I see he was a strong abolitionist supporter, and those were people for whom I have the highest admiration. Oh well. You can't win 'em all.

Such an interesting song.....

I want to kiss Papa good night! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Beautiful piece of poetry. Keep up with the Good Job! Zoila T. Flores

wonderful poem!

This poem was hand written by my Grandfather as a letter to my Grandmother during the Civil War which was postmarked at Philadelphia Sep 27 1862. The author of the poem was not named in the correspondence.