I Won'T Be Home For Christmas Comments

WOW! ! ! ! ! Excellent writing. Makes me think of my uncle who is in the Kansas National Guard and a friend of mine who is serving in the United States Airforce overseas. Holidays are the hardest for anyone in the service. A 10.

I kept thinking I was reading Sassoon or Owen. Sigh. The long lines greatly enhance the 'letter home' quality. Time goes by, then comes again. I liked this very much; some of the rage I've twisted in - I've had to stop watching the news, reflecting it did me harm, and no one else any good - is here transformed to something beyond my own angry rants. Sigh.

Such a sad poem, but one that hits hard. How many soldiers are wondering if they've been forgotten, they have been there so long. Christmas is just another day to the military, but to them it is love and family and such sweet sorrow. Heart-tugging poem. Warmly, Linda

this is the letter mom's don't want to get... wow.