A Valiant Warrior’s Brave Enduring Story

Courageous, loyal, daring, bold, fearless, hero
Oft forgotten are the tales of the warriors of old
A life of valiant courage, brimful of wonders told
A WW2 veteran, he cheated death twice on one day untold

From a mortar blast and German snipers, he escaped unharmed
A prisoner of war camp he escaped with Queen Camilla’s sire
His miraculous courage, few could ever stand so armed
An enduring legacy he left, after 102 years in ire

His stories, never forgotten, into the future shine
Courage, loyalty, and durability, better than silver and gold
One man’s sacrifice shines with ethereal divine
Than never falters, even when his body takes a toll

A hero, a warrior, he was, a legacy that won’t lessen
The ages will remember the man who would ever reckon
He died in peace, of this we can be sure, tiresome and grey
For he accepted peace at a valiantly old age of 102.