Hi Cameron,

I am actually surprised that more of this doesn't happen on here. There are just so many ideas, and it is amazing that more folks don't end up writing the same or similar stories more often, certainly not from any attempt at copying but just because the same thoughts come to us at different times. I look forward to reading you & Tink's song when it is ready.

I do understand your concern about the wedding happening without any preliminary statement that he came home...but I was actually hoping to avoid having to state the obvious after she got his note saying he was coming home soon. They couldn't very well have had a wedding if he hadn't, so...sorta like the line about the hill in the last verse, I was endeavoring to get the idea across without having to come right out and say it. May have to rethink that if the timeline gives more folks trouble there. I realize that one of the verses could be cut out, but if that is necessary for time, I think I would take out the 3rd verse rather than the last one. Folks could assume they were already married when he left that way.

I will see what I can do for that clunky line you mentioned. Will see if others have suggestions before I hit the rewrite button on this machine. Darn...wouldn't one of those be nice to have? Just click a button and magically, your rewrites were done.

Thank you so much for the analysis and insights here. ALWAYS appreciate your thoughts.

Bobbie

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