Topic Posted by: LISA K
Date Posted: Sun May 4 18:29:14 2008
Additional Comments:
Jack wrote a poem for his English class and it was really really good.. He is in 9th grade. So I suggested he submit it to a local magazine and they shot back an email that they loved it.
It just came out in the Memorial Day issue!
Here it is
Thoughts of a Soldier
I don't understand
why we are fighting this war
why I was chosen out of many to fight
why friends and countymen die
Most of all
why our enemy fights us
why blood must always stain the earth
where will I go if I fall
will I be punished for my actions
what I do understand
The man beside me is here
My brothers are here
We shall all do our duty
OMG is that deep or what????????????????
Proud mommy moment!~
Posted by: Peridot Date posted: Mon May 5 9:35:00 2008
Message: Good for Jack! I love to hear kids express themselves in poetry, they come up with the greatest stuff.
Posted by: rushlan Date posted: Sun May 4 22:50:50 2008
Message: that is quite the insightful young man you have there. Good for him. You and your husband have a lot to be proud of.
Posted by: serialmom Date posted: Sun May 4 22:00:11 2008
Message: You have a right to be proud. That is very a thoughtful and sensitive poem. How nice that he is ''published.'' Better buy a bunch of copies to send relatives.
Posted by: DebS Date posted: Sun May 4 20:36:09 2008
Message: Congratulations! That is a beautiful poem (and so true!). I think you have a budding writer in the family :-)
Posted by: auggie Date posted: Sun May 4 18:42:11 2008
Message: Congratulations to you and your son. I wonder how many copies of the magazine you will be buying. LOL. Hope this is the start of a long and great career.
