I see those ones before
Who climbed to heights unknown
Who did not know give up
Who soared above on thrones
The cancer stopped them not
In hunger they did search
To tire ailed them not
Betrayed the bounds of earth
The words to die give up
These words they did not hear
Unknown to their spirit
Surmounting every tear
How many times we failed
Brought down by these life woes
That depressed and destroyed
That constant ailing no
Those are ones who climbed
Beyond these life trials
Who never stopped for rest
Undaunted by the miles
The ones who are,who stood
Upon the shoulders great
Of heroes before them
What a wondrous fate
Oh to be like them
Follow example dear
To beat all odds to naught
And live with no more fear
A former student of mine, Armin, shared with me the story of Lance Armstrong.
ReplyDeleteHe defied cancer ,and won the tour de france several times.
Terry fox covered mostof Canada running with one leg. Rick Hansen navigated the world on a wheel chair.
This poem is dedicated to these heroes.