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MR. GLORIOUS BATTLE
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JOURNAL #35 steeped in history
his demeanor
stands tall
miners
and farmers
masons
and blacksmiths
alike
stop to listen
to
any singing of
his praises
whether field worthy
or a church social call
he saved a way of life
that those involved
did not wish to see die
he was a master of
the moment
and the universe bent to
his will
he stood unarmed
and forced a detour
upon the will of
a cavalry of men
in ragged uniforms
women wept in
relief
for his staving off
what could have been
for them
a fate far worse
than death
though that little town
never forgets
his guts through grace
today him to the world
I attempt to make known
Mr.Glorious Battle
deacon of his church
yet
the averter of evil
he came to be known
a hero in an old
pressed suit
holding a whip in one hand
and a Bible in the other
waylaying a band of
wayward perpetrators
who yet learned
the past unpleasantness
was indeed well and thoroughly
over.............................
(Jan. 3, 2009 651am)
