I want to thank my fellow chapter member,
Susan, for this poem and for the construction and design of this web site.
Susan has never lost a husband to a war which makes this poem even more special.
She listened to my story and those of others, and this is the result.
Joyce
Only a Whisper Away
by Susan Dodd
It was mid summer when you had to leave,
I cried and you asked me to believe.
That you would return to me someday,
And whenever I needed you,
You were only a whisper away.
Then one day without notice an officer appeared,
�I�m sorry to tell you....�still rings in my ears,
I barely remembered what you told me that day.
That whenever I needed you,
You were only a whisper away.
The days turned into months and then into years,
I spent countless nights alone but for my tears.
I tried to remember what you told me that day,
That whenever I needed you,
You were only a whisper away.
It�s been 26 years and I still miss you ,Dear,
Though my life has gone on, I wish you were here.
Our grandchildren asked me where you were today,
I held back my tears as I told them,
You were only a whisper away.
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