Ode To Horace Mann

Ode To Horace Mann

A Poem by Doug Stuber
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About the founder of Antioch College, Mann was also a US Congressman and essential in initiating the US Public School system

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Ode to Horace Mann

                                    Be ashamed to die until you have won some

                                              victory for humanity. �" Horace Mann

 

Be aware that energy is life, save some for your kids.

Be afraid that our minds are bent by news, not books.

Be awed by the healing power of the simple purple cone flower.

Be awake before the bombs drop, before the money rules.

Be agile:  live in a town that walks and bikes to work and play.

Be amused by ants and birds, goats and potato fields, lilacs and sycamores.

Be angry only long enough to solve the problem, then move on.

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.

 

© 2014 Doug Stuber


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Yes I did, because, unlike the other lines, a comma or colon is required in that line. I went with the colon to put more of a pause in. Thanks for reading it Mysana

Posted 10 Years Ago


Nice, it's short, it's interesting. I like it, though you do change the punctuation on the line: "Be agile: live in a town that walks and bikes to work and play." I will look forward to more of your stories, poems, and writing.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Added on July 4, 2014
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Tags: Sycamores, Goats, Bikes, propaganda, cone flowers, energy, anti-war

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Doug Stuber
Doug Stuber

Gwangju, Joellanamdo, South Korea



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I am a an Assistant professor of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, S. Korea. I have written a number of songs and toured 15 years as a musician. I like to pai.. more..

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