If only I could be there today
Where the sun shines in intensity
Where the sand glares in heated waves
Where the clothing is long and covering
and where air conditioning .....
He is there today
He is burned and sun tanned
He is dirty and stained
He is covered even in the heat
and armored but not in defeat....
My hero, my opinion
is just a woman or a man
Who thinks not of themselves
Who thinks without self interested plans
but, someone who serves us all....
Every day, hour, minute, of their short lives
and they give up all their futures
They give up all they could be
They give up all the hopes, desires, and
die for you and me....
They are my heros
Not some TV or movie wantabe....
Author notes
Their names...? G.I.'s (Government Issue), Joe, Jill, Frank, Tom, Kathy, Jean, Rick, Debrah, Peg, Steve.....
Hero
Wikipedia:
A hero (from Greek ἥρως hērōs[1]), in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod[2], the offspring of a mortal and a deity,[3] their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion.
Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice – that is, heroism – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.
Stories of heroism may serve as moral examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero
A contest entry
- Become your Hero for a day....... by AnnD.
2200 points, ended November 23, 2008, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is a most excellent dedication to the real hero's of life, the ones who give of themselves so selflessly for the good of others. A most wonderful entry in the contest. Thankyou so much for it and i wish you good luck.
Ann
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Thank you AnnD
But, the real winners are those who can write poems because our hero's have saved our lives.
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wow! how
accurate, those are the heroes and we truly don't think of how they sacrafice all and die at enemies hands, very well done ...
good luck
Linda
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this reminds me of my cousin, i liked this a lot
one thing tho in the last stanza, first line it should be "heros" it is my grammar pet peeve and it looks like a blinking light to me, other thatn that i really loved this, best of luck in the contest -
Nicely written, it's clear you've put a lot of passion and emotion into this, most likely a topic that you know well or is close to home.
Overall the repitition is not something i'm a great fan of, for example in the first and second stanza's, i think it wouldn't hurt to even change maybe the middle line just to give the reader a break.
However, just because i like my toast buttered on both sides, doesn't mean everybody else does, and i cannot allow personal preferrences to detract from the evident effort that went into this piece.
Best of luck in the contest
E.S
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