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Virtuous Valor


“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

We hike up a hill fighting the dusking darkness 

And run with our virtuous valor until the sun dawns on our path in the morning.

We follow the sun because it is our symbol of courage. 

No matter what happens the sun always rises back up 

And so we, the love that follows courage, will keep fighting; 

We fight on through the night until our symbol rises up at the dawn of daylight.

An uphill battle that gets steeper and steeper

 But we put on our crampons and grab our ice picks and keep climbing high so that our love may catch up with the courage of the sun.

We climb so our children can see a brighter tomorrow than we saw today.

We might fall 

we might break 

but as long as we get back up our love will catch up with the courage 

that leads and lights our way.

So join us in our hike to heal hollowed hearts

We’ll leave no one behind for our virtue of valor is for everyone to share.

 
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PersonalThemeAbstract

Blends personal commitment with universal philosophical statement about love conquering hate.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense packing of ideas: love, courage, perseverance, collective action across lines.

DarkSentimentBright

Overwhelmingly positive: triumph, hope, healing, shared virtue, dawn imagery throughout.

StillEnergyExplosive

Active verbs dominate: fight, run, climb, keep fighting; urgent upward momentum.

MicroLengthEpic

Approximately 16-20 lines depending on line breaks; mid-length free verse poem.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors: hill/climb for struggle, sun for courage, crampons for tools, darkness for adversity.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Primarily lyric collective voice ('we') with exhortatory appeals; some narrative movement through journey.

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