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Classic poem of the day

(To Dr. L. A. Martinet, editor of the New Orleans Crusader.)
O thou who never harbored fear.
Who ever scorned her visage drear,
Who loathes the name of cowardice,
Whose banner bears the brave device,
" For justice, I will give my life,
Though I should perish in the strife! " —
To thee, I sing my humble lay.
Posterity will see the day,
When thy exalted name shall stand
Immortalized by every land!
Be thou our beacon over-head, ......

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Member poem of the day

I am not self proclaimed But I am self justified, Not because I feel myself But because I know myself. It isn't self esteem But I still rebuke low self esteem. In this unstable global village I have strode with rage, Disorder itself being unorderly Became the order of the day heroically, Fortunately out of my own resilience I have resisted to shift into a nuisance. I have become a hero to myself Who might remain unsung only if... I meant to say only if I don't recognize my hero B......

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