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The Hero (For Larry's challenge)
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The Hero (For Larry's challenge) |
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Ringo 
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes 
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The Hero The hero, you might say, to me Is now as it would ever remain The one who showed me strength of heart Pride of life and sense of self He faced his war within himself As he did the war to which he bled Integrity was his word So long as he wasn't playing Spades In which the war itself was returned And it was everyone for himself He ruled the home with an iron fist Slightly tarnished with rust So as not to be to hard Although the words were never there The love was always enough for us to know And as he left us to our own He went as he had lived Head held high and the fire in his eyes Even though the weariness had invaded his mind He died the same way he survived.. a man When the morning cries and you don't know why... |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Bradley...you do fine honor to Larry's challenge...a good write, this...and underscored honor! |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Brad: It has taken me almost 5 minutes to figure out how to intelligently respond to this... hehehehehe gotcha! This is amazing . . . beautiful tribute to a well deserving man xxoo |
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KristieSue
since 2003-01-31
Posts 1460PA, US |
just one more reason I respect a man I never knew... you should share that with your mom :-) Wonderful! Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it is learned ~ KS |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Ringo, Well now, this is an excellent tribute. You do such honor to the hero. Excellent job and thank you for your willingness to do a class assignment. Another A+.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Ringo, this is a beautiful tribute to your hero. And, it's also a very fine write for Larry's challenge.  "Love makes the world go around" |
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Ringo
since 2003-02-20
Posts 3684Saluting with misty eyes |
Once again, I thank you all for the kind words. They really are appreciated. Sue- Remind me to think twice before posting anything for you lol. KS- Not even. Sunshine- Thanks Larry- One of the few A+'s I ever got, THANKS!!!! lol Ethyl- Thank You When the morning cries and you don't know why... |
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