Living
A True Hero
From Oklahoma Sunshine (1905)
Living
He wore no crown, he had no sword,
He sat him in no throne of state;
He shed no blood, he spent no hoard,
And therefore was not great;
Yet to his tomb the nations throng:
His heart was love, he sang a song!
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Miller, Freeman E. “A True Hero.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_fe/181/.
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Miller, Freeman E. “A True Hero.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_fe/181/.
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