Valor

Inspired by the battle for Helm's Deep. (Lord of the Rings, 2 Towers)

Valor: (noun) Great courage in the face of danger.

 

When a man enters a battle

Which he knows he is going to lose

He fights like there is no tomorrow

Ignoring each blow and new bruise

 

He ignores any pain he may suffer

He will fight till he meets bitter end

His sword or his axe will swing heavily

Until into death he descends

 

He does all this in the face of death

As he faces Heaven’s parlor

He goes on into the bloody fray

With consistent acts of valor

 

If men find heart when confronted by doom

And the hopeless loss of living

Why is it that all men don’t live this way.

When the bucket we all will be kicking?

 

If every man is born to die

To meet in Heaven’s parlor

Why is that we all don’t live

With constant acts of valor?

Author's Note

Hopefully a little food for thought... I came up with it after watching the 300 men fight for Rohan at Helm's Deep :) If you don't get that reference, another example would be the Last Stand of the 300 (strange how the numbers line up, isn't it?)
I played around with font and colors, if this annoyed you, please let me know :)
~ Jessie

Reviews

[Carolann Dowsett]

Because fear overtakes all things when you don't have faith. Nicely written Jess and very thought provoking.

[Jessie]

Thank you n_n
I'm glad it got you thinking! That was my goal :)

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

food for thought indeed, a guided piece that has me thinking, well done, good read.

[Jessie]

I had hoped it would :) Thanks! xx

[Xanthurion]

Awesome.

[Jessie]

Thank you :)

[Alexander Rodgers]

I liked this, it is well written and creative. I thought the different color text bit was pretty neat too :)

[Jessie]

Thank you for reading :)
I'm glad you liked it!

[Alexander Rodgers]

Anytime :P