Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)

Excellent

This is a beautiful poem about all those lost so long ago, and how they will live on as long as we choose to go and visit the site of their ultimate sacrifice. Very much enjoyed. kay

 Comment Written 14-Jan-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2023

Thanks, Kay. Whenever I see a picture of one of those military cemeteries, I get a lump in my throat.

reply by Katherine M. (k-11) on 15-Jan-2023

have you ever visited one? That's a real tear jerker. kay

reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023

I was at Arlington once, and I visited The Wall.

Comment from Tpa

Excellent

A sentimental poem for the women and men who fought and died for our country. Your words were true and beautifully written, bringing back memories of my family's losses.


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 Comment Written 14-Jan-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2023

Thanks, Tpa. I am sorry for your family's losses. It is good to keep their memories alive with poems such as this one.

Comment from Jim Wile

Excellent

Your third verse was a very good response to McCrae's original poem, "In Flanders Field." It matched the style and rhyme scheme very well. You gave acknowledgement to John McCrae in your beginning blurb, but I just wish you had made it a little more clear which part was the original poem and which part was added by you. Perhaps quotation marks and/or a different font for the original part.



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 Comment Written 14-Jan-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2023

Thanks for the review, Jim, and the suggestion. I'll think about changing a few things.