Thursday 25 April 2019

IS GOD CRYING TOO, MUMMY?





IS GOD CRYING TOO, MUMMY?

Mummy, why are you crying?
Daddy's coming home today, the letter said..
You read it to me last night
when we were tucked up in bed...
You said he can't wait to tickle me again
and take me fishing.
Please don't cry, Mummy..
you can come too.

He said he's been saving all his hugs 
and that we could share them all. 
We said we would make his favourite cake
with the last of our raisins, Daddy will love that.
It will be the best surprise. 
Daddy's coming home in a big boat, then a train
with lots of other soldiers..
Can we go now, Mummy?

Mummy, please don't cry... 
even Goldie looks sad... he misses Daddy too.
Mummy, why did the man on the bike
bring another letter? 
Was that from Daddy too? Will he be here soon?
Please, Mummy, why are you crying? 
Mummy, the sun has gone and it's raining..
is God crying too?

©Crissouli 25th April 2019


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14 comments:

  1. Robbiemac25 April 2019 at 08:05

    So moving. How many people held their breaths whenever the man on the bike approached their home.

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  2. Crissouli25 April 2019 at 08:44

    Thank you.. the telegrams that held bad news were pink.. so there was no doubt what they held..
    I can't imagine how hard it was in those times, and for the poor souls that had to deliver those.

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  3. Cassmob (Pauleen)25 April 2019 at 08:54

    Another wonderful poem Chris. So much pain at home and so much confusion for kids.

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    1. Crissouli25 April 2019 at 09:45

      Thank you, Pauleen. I knew a couple of people who were children at the time of WWII and their families received the dreaded telegram. One was told that their husband /Dad was killed in action, then around 12 months later, found he'd survived...
      He eventually came home, to find his wife had remarried and was newly pregnant... he wandered away and wasn't heard of again. Great sadness all round.

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    2. Kaypilk25 April 2019 at 18:05

      Oh my gosh! That’s a dreadful story, for everyone involved.

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    3. Kaypilk25 April 2019 at 18:06

      Beautiful poem Chris. Can’t imagine what it would have been like to receive one of those telegrams.

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    4. Crissouli25 April 2019 at 18:24

      It was.. I can't imagine how hard it was, and what hearts were broken.
      My grandmother always held a fear of telegrams, long after the war ended. With three sons in PNG, I can understand why.

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  4. Flissie25 April 2019 at 10:40

    Such a poignant poem. And then followed by your comment below to Pauleen bring tears to my eyes

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  5. Crissouli25 April 2019 at 10:43

    Thank you, Flossie.. I cried too at the memory. It broke my mother's heart.. she knew the family and knew how sad the whole family were. She would mention it every ANZAC day.

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  6. Kerryn Taylor25 April 2019 at 11:12

    Beautifully poignant Chris. Such sad times.

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  7. Crissouli25 April 2019 at 11:13

    Thank you, Kerryn.. they sure would have felt as if they were never ending..

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  8. genealogylizgauffreau26 April 2019 at 12:48

    So heartbreaking for the child to lost both parents: one to death, the other to grief.

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  9. genealogylizgauffreau26 April 2019 at 20:01

    You're welcome!

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