17. Blood
A miner whose quest for copper
Was thwarted by tragedy;
A woman who moved half a world
And lost three of her sixteen children;
A Scout leader whose half-century
Of service turned boys into men;
A teacher whose students never forgot her,
Who made music possible;
A boatman, a shoemaker;
A carriage builder, a nurse and a housemaid;
A poet whose verses gave voice
To his […]
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