A HERO HAS PASSED

To the streets of the city they came,
Their lips spoke of only his name.
Tribute to a man of great acclaim,
Tribute! For a hero had passed.

The air was thick with grief
Tears freely flowed, great was the unbelief.
And as the hearse rode by they held their breath.
For a hero had passed, he had breathed his last.

The silence broke with the sound of a siren,
Announcing the return of a son home.
Home after a battle he'd fought,
Home after great victories he'd brought.

This land that death has robbed,
Sobs its loss, remains with his thought.
And clear as crystal a vision,
For others to follow for better a tomorrow.

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