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.