I think it says it pretty eloquently, SFC Dunn. What an amazing way to say thank you!

Thanks, again, for sharing your words with us.

Hello Chris.....and fellow AS supporters......

I liked this tribute to all of US Chris.  Sure makes us all feel good.  I forward some of my emails from the troops to my sister in London....who is also a supporter....but has never heard from her troops.   I told her not to get discouraged as I only hear from 4or5 of the ten we support.   I am sure she will like this poem also.   I'vebeen trying to catch up on the forum and emails since being away last week.

Hope all is well with everyone.......stay well.   BLESSINGS TO ALL

Love and Peace...........Anne Marie

My Grandmother asked me (back in 95) if I had written any poems for my children (three at that time and I was a single parent). I told her I hadn't and she said... because she knew how much I loved my kids it was surprising that I hadn't. I imeddiately set out to write a poem and chose the baby because I was not yet close to him. The doctor told us RIGHT UP TO the day he was born that the infant was going to be a girl. He came out a "he" and the I went off to Basic and AIT (ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINNING) for the military. Six months after I got home my THEN wife and I split up. I moved home with my parents, which was when my Grandmother asked me the question. The poem turned out to be my first song that I ever wrote. It looks like this:

SON OF MINE

                            (chorus)            Sonny son son son son of mine

Are you gonna grow up waisting time

Sonny son son son son of mine

                           (chorus end)    Are you gonna grow up drinking wine

You live in a world that moves to fast

What will you do to make yourself last

I'll teach you to talk and how to walk

I'll teach you to run and have some fun

And all about the world today

You'll  probably throw it all away

-- Chorus --

I'll teach you about the "A, B, C's"

And all about your "1, 2, 3's"

When you get older you'll learn to fight

And I'll teach you wrong from right

And all about the lord above

And yes I'll give you all my love

-- Chorus --

When your a man you'll probably joke

About old Dad and the things he'd smoke

You'll laugh at the way things used to be

And then one day you'll really see

You'll get a wife and have a son

And see the truth in the things I've done

I know theese things cause I've done them too

Yes I was wild just like you

Son his son I was his son

And I'm ashamed of some things I've done

But he taught me wrong from right

And in the end I learned to fight

-- Chorus --

-- Chorus --

I like to think of it as.... "Cat's in the Cradle.... Part Two". I hope you enjoyed it. Are you all still reading these? Thank you for your tmie and the assistance that you send to us all!!

no1dunn:

Are you all still reading these? Thank you for your tmie and the assistance that you send to us all!!

Chris -- you just BET we are!  Your poems and songs are wonderful and touching.  Thank YOU for sharing them with us -- and for everything you do!

--Marilyn

I think the next thing the site needs is a "times viewed" section so people can see that people are reading items EVEN IF they are not responding... Maybe people are reading this space but don't want to reply thinking it will take up space? I just wanted to make sure I am sharing to an audience and not just putting them out there in open space.

Thank you for commenting!! Have a great day!!

Hey Chris,  YES! we are reading...Your song did remind me of Cat in the Cradle...very well written Chris!....

Chris,

 I'm definitely reading and loving your writing.  I look forward to the next one you post.  Thanks for sharing.

Donna

no1dunn:

I don't want to seem like I am a nut or anything...   but you all know how addictive sites are.... AND I want to give to you as you all give to me ! So, here is another poem that I wrote. This was written for a friend and coworker of mine who had to put her Father into the hospital the night before with heart trouble AND she was very worried. I wanted to do more then just tell her it was all in God's hands and as I worked.... these words came to me. I gave the poem to her the next day after I typed it up that night. This is the BEST poem I have written in my life time and it only took me thirty minutes to write. I believe it was a gift from God for her. I have shared it with everyone I can since then and I can still recite it by heart as I will do here now for all of you!

 

LIFE AND death (lower caps on purpose)

I was just an acorn                                                 When I fell from my Mother's arms

Nothing but a nut                                                    When a little boy came along

He picked me up and for his amusement                   He shot me from a sling

And in his eyes I saw the joy                                    To others I hoped to bring

I fell again into a field                                                A life of solitude to live

But as I grew I could see                                         The things I had to give

The birds made homes in my arms                            And the squirrels were fed from me

I even gave shade to a boy and girl                            Life long lovers destined to be

Then one cold and lonely winter's day                        The lovers came along

But not to sit beneath my shade                                  The way I thought we'd always belong

They just stood there waiting                                      Then men came with machinery

They had blades and pullers and more                         I knew then what they had planned for me

First they cut and then they pulled                                And finally I fell

Darkness quickly followed                                           And I died without a yell

In an instant there was light                                           Burning deep inside me

The couple was there too                                              Life long lovers always to be

Then I realized I could still bring joy                              To them their kids and even a mouse

Because they had turned me into a home                       Yes now I am a house

Thank God for life                                                         And the chance to share it with others

Thank God for death                                                      And the eternal life He shares with us

by Chris Dunn 1989

 

Just another way to say thank you to YOU ONE AND ALL!

Chris,,,just went back and re-read this and I love it even more.

Hi Chris,

I really enjoy reading your poems/songs.  I guess I never thought to comment because they're so moving.  A poem or song touches each person differently, just as when one looks at a sun rise or a new born baby.  I guess sometimes the emotions your writings stir in me feel personal.  I do enjoy your writings though, so don' t stop sharing them for fear no one is reading.  I am, and you know others are too.

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Sharon

Thank you all for your comments... that is all I was looking for.... not praise. Because when I came to this site I read something about being a "thread HAWG" and I didn't want to turn this into "my" thread. I want it to be a place where we can all come and share feelings that my poems/songs evoke and the same for every other person who puts stuff on here. Weather it is poems, songs or just comments. I guess I was looking for a "book club" kinda thing where we might talk about the visons that any of them bring.

LIKE..... The poem "LIFE AND death"... I have always wanted to print that poem on a big peice of paper and have pictures of what each paragraph means to me going along the out side. Top left corner would be a BIG Oak tree with an acorn falling to the ground. the next picture would be a little boy shooting the acorn from a sling shot. From there it would just go around the poem with different pictures.

Again, I thank you for your comments, your time, your prayes and most of all your support! We here are thankful for YOU there!

GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!!

Hello EVERYBODY!!!

I put a new entry in our front page. I am saying goodbye the the unit I came here with and am extending with the unit I have been working the past couple of months (the 95th). I am looking to help more of the people here and am looking for your support again. Here at the MWR we get to play weekly tournaments and they used to give prizes to the winners of each tournament. I myself was entered in a Sailing tournament at Guantanimo in 2003 and we took first place and I have a nice trophey to show for it! Some of the tournaments we get to play in are; Pool, Spades, Darts, Texas Holdem, Ping Pong and I am sure there are others.

If you have some time, please go out and see the latest entry... and if you can help... well you know how gratful we are! (and I think it is a pretty good idea myself) lol

THANK YOU!!!

Hello Chris and everybody....  I just read your newest post and YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT!!!!     I know a crocheted blanket is out of the question for right now as a "prize" but there are other things I can think of to make.....and a blanket can certainly be a gift near the winter time (and you'll be there at that time too).   And it will give me some time to make it (LOL).    I think craft......home made things......and things from HOME are a better prize than a trophy any day.   There is the love, time and effort going into something hand made that makes it special.    Hope your post brings a good response.   Will your address be the same?

Take care .....HAPPY   EASTER   TO   ONE   AND   ALL

Take care .....HAPPY   EASTER   TO   ONE   AND   ALL

love and peace..............Anne Marie

(PS....forgot to sign off before I posted the previous message  

Hello EVERYBODY!!!

Yes Anne Marie, I will still have the same address and still doing the same job. For as long as they'll have me anyway!

All is well here right now. Things have been stepping up here. A freeze on action from the "enemy" side of the house has kept it quiet for the last six months. The leader of that group is steppping down and so the action is getting hotter. A unit lost a vehicle and three of the soldiers from that vehicle. I would like to ask for all those who will to say a prayer for the family members to heal from their loss and to not become bitter. We all know that the things that happen here is always a possibility. We are here because this is where we are.

May God bless all of you!

Chris

Hi Chris,

Oh, I have been praying for everyone.  For all the family members and the unit who lost their buddies, I am so sorry for your loss.  May God bless all of you, and all of our fighting men and women who are defending our freedom.

Mimi