Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

What a wonderful keepsake sweater you wife knitted and you utilized to accent your free verse! Your addition of rhymes adds to the poem's strong emotional appeal. Sighs- Joan

 Comment Written 25-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 25-Aug-2018

Glad you liked this. Thanks for coming by. Louise found a little top her Mum made for our Wedding day to keep her warm on the wedding night, the other day. More than 31 years old now and had some slight staining.

reply by Joan E. on 25-Aug-2018

Hey--we beat you--it will be 47 years in September. Congratulations- Joan

Comment from Irish Rain

Excellent

Wow, your wife is a wonderful knitter, something I never could get the knack of. So lovely, your free verse. You're right, so many would love to have a baby. Great poem!! Blessings...

 Comment Written 01-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 01-Jul-2017

Thanks for the lovely review. Sh knitted that as a teen ager. Nearly 40 years ago.

Comment from Thal1959

Excellent

Very good rhyming free verse, Geoff. Too many people consider "free" verse to mean prose. It is almost delicately written, (you old softy, you) and the sentiment of the verses is sweet and flows smoothly.

 Comment Written 01-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 01-Jul-2017

Thanks mate, not sure if this was a contest entry but it is long gone if so.

reply by Thal1959 on 01-Jul-2017

You're welcome -it was my pleasure, Geoff.

Comment from lalajovanoski

Excellent

Hello my friend, I very much enjoyed reading this beautifully written free verse poem. I like the structure of this in the flow is very soft and smooth throughout. Thank you very much for sharing this. God bless you. With love la

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2017

Thanks very much. The contest is long over but that does not mean the subject is less real. Appreciate your lovely words.

Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear

Excellent

This speaks pains in isolated or meaningless feeling state of life of childless couples, being carried with the feeling of unfortunate joy, peace and growing happiness; I liked.

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2017

Thanks friend. Appreciate your lovely caring review.

Comment from Mustang Patty

Excellent

Thank you for sharing this lovely, heartfelt poem about the emptiness of the childless couple's life. I can only imagine what it feels like; God chose to bless me with little ones.

I'm sure Heaven will be full of little children to love. He considers them the most precious of all,

~patty~

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2017

Thanks Sis. Dear old Mum said in her later years "we will some day meet the children we never had in Heaven" I think Dementia was in its early stages hehe.

Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)

Excellent

There are the "Baby Show'rs" we miss

or feel left out, no bliss,

the yearning, longing emptiness,

without a baby's kiss. '
This made me tearful. It is so hard for couples who want children so badly but cannot have them. This was beautifully and emotionally written very well done so moving love Meia x

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2017

Thanks Meia, I cried when I saw the gorgeous cardigan Louise has knitted for her hoped-to-have one day, baby. Appreciate your lovely words of agreement.

Comment from Mabaker

Excellent

Very pretty and I note the award. Very good. You know there is something to say about children in your case you had none, in my case I had too many. (6) Yes, you can have too many to the point where the youngest who should be getting all the cuddles and kisses, gets pushed aside for the new baby.

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Apr-2017

Thanks

Comment from judiverse

Excellent

What a touching story about the sweater. It is so lovely. You capture the feeling of someone who hasn't had children. You bring in the feelings of being left out, of loneliness. Excellent thing to post at Mother's Day time, too. So very well worded, too. I like the ending with "without a baby's kiss." judi

 Comment Written 12-May-2016

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reply by the author on 12-May-2016

Thanks Sis appreciate you coming in you probably missed the rewards sorry. This was a Revive from the original posting 3 years ago did we know each other back then?

reply by judiverse on 12-May-2016

HI, Sankey. You're very welcome. No, I don't think we go back that far. judi

Comment from tony bronk

Excellent

Seeing how I know that this poem is true for the two of you, I can feel bad for you. Did you ever consider adoption? How about finding a program for Grandparent adoption where you have a lot of time to spend with a child. It can get to be like your own. We have them here in Wisconsin. Nice poem. Tony Bronk

 Comment Written 09-May-2016

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reply by the author on 09-May-2016

Thanks Tony. We are both disabled, mate. We felt like in our earlier days due to my wife having Cerebral palsy and my self a bit older, we would have had a hard time adopting. As it has worked out our health deteriorated more and we have been on Disability and off work since 1997. Unfortunately. in Australia it was very difficult adopting as most of the young girls would rather get aborted than put up their little one for adoption after birth. Nice thought though. Appreciate your kind review. This was a Revive originally written 3 years ago. I put it up for the particular time being Mum's day all over.