Answered Prayer

A fantastic and amazing story. Really enjoyed this one Jim and had pleasure in your unique style of poetry. Smashing poem here my friend 

Great write Jim...where would we be without our heros....X

Love this poem.  Salute to him and other soldiers.  After his prayer, God gave him guidance and maybe God's angels helped protect him.  

Brilliant poem!  I remember reading this story somewhere. Well done you for crafting a poem on it!  What a fabulous job you have done here x

Brilliantly told a true heroic story Jim lad ❤️🌹❤️

such bravery astounding poem Linda

wonderful poem 

You better win Jim! Congrats. Though I am biased... only the other day was I thinking of doing another collab! Awesome achievement Jim. 

Congrats to you sir for your nomination.
lovely tribute to those airmen.
Best wishes.

Brilliant Jim and beautifully written, I remember a WW2 documentary about  a veteran pilot talking on the matter and the very same scenario was spoken in Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks portraying Jim Lovell but said veteran pilot wasn't Lovell, he was too young to serve at the time.
That's just Hollywood spinning things.
And as your most respectful poem engagingly illustrates, he like so many were brave aviators and made of the right stuff.
Thanks Jim and will always enjoy a well written poem based on truth.
 

WOW - This was a really impressive piece ! It invoked visual images in my head as I read it -especially the last part !
Congratulations on your nomination !

Hi Jim, I meant to comment on this poem a while ago but never got around to it (although I did highly rate and pin it) excellent poem. I think you have a very good chance of winning the monthly contest. 

Also, thanks for your support on my writing. Means a lot - Syd 

Hi Jim. What a poignant piece of poetry you have crafted based on history. I dont know this story....so for me I'm reading it for the first time. I was not expecting the ending....how magnificent is that...nature answered his prayers. Amazing write. Congratulations on the nomination. Hope you win!! Pxxx

I loved reading this Jim. Sorry I am late. You have ensured that true hero’s are not forgotten. What a story with the plankton saving the day ! Impressive narration and thank you for reminding us of such brave souls x 

Jim I didn't realise at the time of my previous comment your poem was in the contest running, so good luck to you and may the best poem, poet and poetess win.
And I came late to this contest thingy and it's mechanisms and pray tell how is the eventual winner decided???
Is it by a Cosmo cabal midnight meeting of it's owners, held in some vast gothic candle-lit cold granite hall who are all dressed in black hooded silk robes, who simply say upon looking at all three poems presented on a seventy foot long onyx table...
THAT ONE! THAT ONE WE DEEM WORTHY!!!!
I just don't know how the Dickens a winner is chosen and the process involved.
Any way Jim, just wished all in the running good luck and all that jazz.
And I'm unbiased and completely neutral in this contest and it's eventual worthy winner, but secretly I'm a sucker for a well written WW2 poem.
And good luck again my friend and enjoy poetry and life.
 

That was a great poem about what our veterans or soldiers face when they are fighting for our country and the courage they have putting their lives on the lines for us daily. a wonderful and touching poem, again great job... TMoore