NO STONE is set to mark his nation’s loss,
No stately tomb enshrines his noble breast;
Not e’en the tribute of a wooden cross
Can mark this hero’s rest.
He needs them not, his name untarnished stands,
Remindful of the mighty deeds he worked,
Footprints of one, upon time’s changeful sands,
Who ne’er his duty shirked.
Who follows in his steps no danger shuns,
Nor stoops to conquer by a shameful deed,
An honest and unselfish race he runs,
From fear and malice freed.
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Comments1WOW! I JUST READ "KITCHENER" AND IT GAVE ME CHILLS. JUST THE PATRIOTISM AND ADMIRATION IN THOSE WORDS—"NO STONE IS SET TO MARK HIS NATION'S LOSS". A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO AN UNMARKED HERO, REALLY RESONATED WITH ME. TIHS POEM'S TALK ABOUT DUTY, FEARLESSNESS, AND SELFLESSNESS. GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE UNSUNG HEROES WE HAVE IN OUR SOCIETIES, THOSE WHO DO GREAT DEEDS WITHOUT ANY RECOGNITION. GREAT POETIC WORK!