When I was just a boy.
From boy to man.78 total reviews
Comment from thee-name
Excellent poem. Writing was expressively good.
My parents spent life fighting,
When I was just a boy;
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Excellent poem. Writing was expressively good.
My parents spent life fighting,
When I was just a boy;
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
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THANK YOU!
Comment from dmt1967
This poem was nice to read. I enjoyed the end verse about God introducing the poet to Jesus. That was a nice touch. I hope you do well in the contest and thank you for sharing.
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This poem was nice to read. I enjoyed the end verse about God introducing the poet to Jesus. That was a nice touch. I hope you do well in the contest and thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
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Thank you Drew for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from Patrick G Cox
Hi the author,
Sounds like the sort of childhood many of us had in the post war years. Some of us have been lucky in finding menotrs and models who have helped us build our lives from there, others less fortunate. Your poem sets out nicely the role God plays in our lives.
Patrick
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Hi the author,
Sounds like the sort of childhood many of us had in the post war years. Some of us have been lucky in finding menotrs and models who have helped us build our lives from there, others less fortunate. Your poem sets out nicely the role God plays in our lives.
Patrick
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you Patrick, for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from artemis53
What a beautiful yet heart-wrenching poem. As children we have no control over this world o be through it all as you mentioned, and find Jesus must be the ultimate joy.
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What a beautiful yet heart-wrenching poem. As children we have no control over this world o be through it all as you mentioned, and find Jesus must be the ultimate joy.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from Glasstruth
Very positive. Looking back in regret, which you found a way out of is great example for others. We should be fighters and carry on with what we have. Nice rhyming and flow throughout. Well crafted. Les
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Very positive. Looking back in regret, which you found a way out of is great example for others. We should be fighters and carry on with what we have. Nice rhyming and flow throughout. Well crafted. Les
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
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Thank you Les, for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from alexisleech
It's wonderful to know that even if one's upbringing has been unhappy, someone can forgive and forget because they have found the peace and love their faith brings into their life. Your beautiful poem says it all so well.
Well done, and good luck in the competition. This is certainly a poem that ticks all the boxes with regard to the word 'gratitude.'
Alexis x
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It's wonderful to know that even if one's upbringing has been unhappy, someone can forgive and forget because they have found the peace and love their faith brings into their life. Your beautiful poem says it all so well.
Well done, and good luck in the competition. This is certainly a poem that ticks all the boxes with regard to the word 'gratitude.'
Alexis x
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you Alexis, for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from donastell20
I found this to be a very nice poetical piece, with a true meaning. It is very well written and most enjoyable.
Thank you for sharing it.
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I found this to be a very nice poetical piece, with a true meaning. It is very well written and most enjoyable.
Thank you for sharing it.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from gypsycaravan
So glad you had some great mentors along the way. Maybe the neglect or disinterest you received from your dad was the driving force to seeking and accepting the Lord. Maybe that is where you will find the gratitude from your father. Nice work on the poem.
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So glad you had some great mentors along the way. Maybe the neglect or disinterest you received from your dad was the driving force to seeking and accepting the Lord. Maybe that is where you will find the gratitude from your father. Nice work on the poem.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
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Maybe, I'm not sure, just grateful. Thank you for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from Delahay
It is good that the person in this story found others to look up to for guidance when his parents let him down on that responsibility. Too often when the parents show no love or interest in or for their children, those children are not driven to achieve.
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It is good that the person in this story found others to look up to for guidance when his parents let him down on that responsibility. Too often when the parents show no love or interest in or for their children, those children are not driven to achieve.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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Thank you for an excellent review, rating and great comments, blessings, Roy.
Comment from LIJ Red
I would delete the slightly boastful first line of the third stanza. and juggle the words of the rest of the stanza to standardize my meter. Sons sometimes need to walk a mile in daddy's shoes....opinions, opinions everywhere.
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I would delete the slightly boastful first line of the third stanza. and juggle the words of the rest of the stanza to standardize my meter. Sons sometimes need to walk a mile in daddy's shoes....opinions, opinions everywhere.
Comment Written 27-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2015
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I'm not judging my father, we had a relationship when I was a man, as friends, but thank you for the great review. Blessings, Roy.
