That was incredible, Hannah! For sure nominated on Monday. Oh God!

Incredible poem!

5/5

Phone calls and letters just "weren't" the same.

^ instead of wasn't ..

okay, Hannah, as I said, this was AWESOMEE!! totally nominate, also.

I really like every singe stanza because of the flow and the images and the dialogue.. !! perfect

Impatiently waiting for you to swing open the door.

---I'm wondering in the first stanza should it be "to swing open the door "
or should it be "to swing and open the door"..

they say distance makes the heart grow fonder,
oh, we proved them right that night.

---- This part was my favorite part. -- I can feel the emotion there. ohh, it's like happy, proud, content. Im not sure which one, but I like the way it sounds when I read it.

Awwwh that was such a lovely poem, i know whats is like to miss someone so much and then finally having that reunite.....its an awesome feeling and a good one too, this was one lovely poem , i l ike how you worte it too, and i love the title doesnt really explain it until the end, at first i was like wherre does the dog tags show up.... i can tell you love them for them...

lovely piece . :)

Hannah, this is such a beautiful poem. I have heard so much about it :)

You can really tell that you love this person, or at least have a great deal of love inside of you. The third stanza about broke my heart because of the emotion that was shown.

If this was a true poem, then you certainly did prove that long distance relationships do make the heart grow fonder.

Beautiful
5/5

I've been reading this for some time and did not know how I should comment. I can't really relate to that kind of 'love' here since I'm too young to experience that lol. But I can definitely feel the emotion you've poured out in this piece. I'm not so fond of love poems as they most often than not, come out cheesy, however, this one did not. The love was genuine and you did not 'overdo' it. There was no exaggeration/hyperbole, and everything was believable. Great job on that.
I also like the precise description. The imagery was simple yet highlighted by the emotion. This definitely should be nominated.
Check this though:
'three long years had passed,'
---Had should be 'have' since I think you're referring to the past until now :)

Overall, it's a beautiful poem which speaks of genuine love and I agree, it proves love grows with distance. Keep writing
-X

I like the way you are telling

You have captured the emotional side of those in the military and their families left behind perfectly. Though most write about their loved ones leaving, you have written of their return, which is quite refreshing I must say! Another splendid poem. Keep them coming!

Wow, IN loved this, so mcuh emotion, so much need

This is cute, really cute. I know how you feel, I dated a man in the service, been there done that, not in the back seat of a car, ha ha but I can relate to this poem. Very pretty.

Great poem. Its descriptive but at the same time leaves a lot to the readers imagination. Fitting tittle as well.

When i read the tittle and saw it was in the love catogory i thought ... ooook lol

but now ive read it i see

the tittle is the little thing that made her happy it worked so good ...

i see real love in this piece well done :)
5/5

Wow

Beautiful work :)

Boyfriend in the war kinda vibe. i did this. shows what the women go through. this was by far one of my favorites i have read on this site in a long time. this was stunning. i kinda hope this is a true story haha.

Nice poem i really like it carry on

Great poem

I know that this is one of your "older" pieces but i bookmarked it and never commented, so despite all the comments this piece already has here I go lol:

The way you wrote this switching from past to present tense was great and very well done. I love the simplistic nature of the images here and how you used cliche' ideas in a personalized way without making them feel quite so cliche'. The tone here is lovely and perfectly penned. There is a wonderful story here and the last two lines were especially well done.

Great write.