Wonderfully done. It's so true we get bogged down by so many trivial things, when there is so much we can find joy in.

great writing.

love and peace
shobhana

Chels this poem was very sweet. I hope you let the man read it cuz I bet he'd have cried just from your kind words. It was beautiful, I loved it, it really struck my heart. It was wonderful.

Chels............welcome back hun !

The message this poem holds is so very true . Though it may hurt so badly to lose the material things in our lives that we cherish ....they are after all in the end just material things . Those we love can never be replaced, once they are gone ....they are gone forever !
The pain of the dress being ruined was heart breaking I'm sure but the loss of his wife would have been devastating .
You have penned a beautiful message within this piece Chels ....a message that many will look upon after a *bad day* and hug their loved ones and give many thanks to God for the important things in life...*their loved ones*

I am bawling sis...speechless
Wow you conveyed his tale with great powerful emotional captivating to myself as a reader - I doont see how anyone can have a dry eye after reading this...

Chelsey Congrats on the readers choice award :) ~BRAVO~

Excellent job. You never know what hand you will be dealt. Heartbreaking for so many people who lost everything but escaped with their lives, there were others who weren't so lucky. Again an excellent job!