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Notes: He was truly a great man, whose contributions to humanity outweigh any negatives. He was boastful, and proud, but with the lessons of life grew, he was neither born Christian or lived Muslim, he lived as a God, here on earth, and cared for all people, but more so for the downtrodden. This transcends all religions; he was in the end, a poet and a humanitarian.

If only one of his fans had such wisdom!

Mohammed Ali Cassius Clay The Legend He was not a humble man Everything he did, was big and grand He taunted and barbed with poetic flair His opponents he angered Entertainment in the air He was a legend, bigger than man A champion in the ring He often took a heroic stand Breaking barriers of narrow minds He defined his style in his own time His greatest feats were not title wins Nor his taunts and bragging sins Inside there was a more humble man Who stood for the downtrodden in troubled lands Full of humility he still could sting like a bee In the end he floats away A softer man, of a fighter’s heart So shed a tear, for this complex legend Whose humble beginnings’ The butterfly brought home to his roots God brought him back to his beginning Cassius Clay he was… and now lives in eternity Freed not by name But by convictions... of his Good deeds

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Sally Eslinger

Date: 1/24/2021 7:43:00 PM

Magnificient write! I followed his career all along. Loved him. Hisactworked for himwell.

Zayid Muhammad

Date: 9/3/2016 7:07:00 PM

very good...i need a piece for him...he was a huge personal influence...

Matthew Anish

Date: 6/28/2016 12:21:00 AM

Nice tribute! Good imagery as well! Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/8/2016 5:52:00 PM

I enjoyed rereading and reading the comments.

Jean Murray

Date: 6/6/2016 5:13:00 PM

Sexy beast!! Ali I mean. Well done Arthur.

Walter T. Ashe

Date: 6/5/2016 10:53:00 PM

First Congrats on this POTD! You have written a very insightful work on "The Greatest!"

Red Fiery

Date: 6/5/2016 10:20:00 PM

congratulations for such a brilliant work...Freed not by name But by convictions.....u brought enlightenment through your words !!! A fav and A 7~ Red

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 6/5/2016 3:32:00 PM

A fantastic tribute to a real great man! I almost have got the same age with him (72) I remember him from the Olympics of Rome in 1960 where he won Gold and then I followed all his fights when in Greece and then in Canada! Athletes like him we will not find! he was also a great entertainer! Excellent dear Arthur! Congratulations for POTD. I thought my poem : "Death My Pal" will be there: Haha! You deserve it, my friend!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 8:12:00 PM

Thank you Demetrios kind sir!

John Fleming

Date: 6/5/2016 2:43:00 PM

The ring is the loneliest place in all of the whole wide world. There is no hiding...No respite...No escape. It is where a man finds questions he otherwise might not think to ask. Muhammad Ali...A credit to his race - The human race! Heaven is blessed tonight - For the greatest amongst us has returned home!! God bless and protect you...Muhammad Ali. John Harold Fleming.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 6/8/2016 5:52:00 PM

What a great comment, I enjoyed it almost as much as the poem!!!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 8:11:00 PM

What a beautiful dedication John, thank you!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/5/2016 2:24:00 PM

I faved this wonderful poem yesterday when I commented on it Arthur. I am so pleased to see it as POTD! Congratulations my friend. Truly a deserving honor. ; )

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 8:11:00 PM

Thanks Connie! Hugs!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/5/2016 11:52:00 AM

- A great tribute, Arthur - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 8:10:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise Sunshine is such a fitting moniker for you, you always make me smile!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/5/2016 10:46:00 AM

I can see why you liked him so much, you have some of what he had inside you. You are a hero in your own right, Arthur, to the downtrodden of the world, through your poetry. A very nice tribute this was.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:33:00 PM

You are way too kind! :) hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/5/2016 10:46:00 AM

oh my, and a POTD as well. CONGRATULATIONS

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:33:00 PM

Double thanks!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/5/2016 10:44:00 AM

Ha, I am looking at the Ali quote. That is SO FUNNY

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:32:00 PM

Thanks Andrea! :) hugs

Jan Allison

Date: 6/5/2016 10:08:00 AM

A wonderful tribute to a great man - congrats on POTD:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:32:00 PM

Thanks Jan! hugs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/5/2016 9:28:00 AM

A fitting tribute! Congrats on POTD!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:32:00 PM

Thanks Richard!

Angeline Haikutwinkle

Date: 6/5/2016 8:14:00 AM

A great tribute.... and congratulations

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:31:00 PM

Thank you very much Angeline!

Charlie Smith

Date: 6/5/2016 8:08:00 AM

I got to see Ali-Frazier 1 at the garden in NYC. In 71. Frazier knocked Ali down in the 15th. And went on to win the decision. They called it the "white mans verdict". He came back to beat Frazier twice in subsequent fights. He was the greatest athlete I ever saw. He lived his life with conviction and great courage, something lacking in most folks today. It only adds to his greatness...

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:31:00 PM

Thanks Charlie! Nice to hear different peoples stories as they lived the events!

Gary Bateman

Date: 6/5/2016 7:41:00 AM

A Great Tribute here Arthur to a very fine human being!! "Ali" was, is, and always will be: "The Greatest!!" May he rest in peace. Cheers and Best, Gary (This one's a FAV too . . .)

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:30:00 PM

Thanks Gary, hope all is well with you!

Nandita Das

Date: 6/5/2016 4:40:00 AM

What a beautiful tribute to the legend! So apt and deserving POTD. A fav.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:29:00 PM

Thank you so much Nandita!

Caycay Jennings

Date: 6/5/2016 2:03:00 AM

Mohammed Ali will be remembered by me and based on a few tributes I've read tonight, countless others will also carry his memory. Your tribute is the first rhymed one that I have read and my favorite. You danced and jabbed in a poetic style, Ali would would have embraced without guile. You go, Arthur - CayCay

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:29:00 PM

ahh thats so sweet of you to say! Thank you!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/4/2016 10:59:00 PM

Your tribute to this Larger than Life man does him justice Arthur and is one of the finest tributes to his real nature I have ever read. I hope many read this wonderful poem and pass it to his family! I met him and his wife when she was pregnant with twins on one of my flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu. He was a real loveable character that expressed joy in everything. RIP Mohammed Ali! There is no one who compares. #7 : )

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/5/2016 5:28:00 PM

That so nice to hear Connie! :) thanks!

Tim Smith

Date: 6/4/2016 10:52:00 PM

A great tribute to a tremendous fighter with great flair in and out of the ring.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/4/2016 10:54:00 PM

Thanks Tim, he was sure all of that! He built bridges, not walls!

Probir Gupta

Date: 6/4/2016 10:51:00 PM

Heartfelt tribute through this lovely poem for the great soul who could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee...the poem for today in every heart.....

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/4/2016 10:54:00 PM

Thank you Probir! :)