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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HERO WANTED, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: A boy's heart is a light heart Last Line: And hero to a boy! Subject(s): Friendship - Selectivity; Heroism; Heroes; Heroines | |||
A boy's heart is a light heart, A true heart, a clean heart. A boy's heart is a right heart If it has half a chance; It's leal and kind and tender A knightly and a keen heart That glows with fire and splendor And thrills with high romance! A boy's way is a lithe way, A brave way, a strong way, He takes his gay and blithe way Amid the worldly throng A-seeking for adventure And if he goes the wrong way Not his should be the censure But those who lead him wrong. A boy loves strength and vigor Of mind and of sinew He wants life braver, bigger With more of zest and joy. You must be fine and real And give the best that's in you If you'd be friend, ideal, And Hero to a boy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON NOTES FOR AN ELEGY by WILLIAM MEREDITH THE EROTICS OF HISTORY by EAVAN BOLAND A SONG FOR HEROES by EDWIN MARKHAM AFTER THE BROKEN ARM by RON PADGETT |
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