John Ransburg Poet Rhyme

The Power of One Life: Preacher, Teacher, Rebel, Sage

x                                         Once, one Incisive 
                                            Life went forth in
                                            steadfast quest to
                                              challenge both
                                              prevailing laws
                                            and social norms 
                                             that required all 
                                             strictly conform. 
Corrupt religious sophistry and callous Rome's supremacy combined to weave
 the tapestries of unrelenting tyranny. Defeating both should therefore deed
 to Mankind this uplifting creed: exalt freedom and righteousness - exclude all
 venal worldliness. Such quest by faith devotedly extolled in ancient prophecy.
                                            The path chosen
                                             though proved
                                            to be a martyr's
                                             tread implicitly.
                                            While we revere
                                              such sacrifice,
                                             that principles
                                            define one's life,
                                            this story seeds
                                             a fertile ground
                                             where fact and
                                             fiction both are
                                             found. Though,
                                            change whereby 
                                            might surely be 
                                            contained within
                                             this verity: his
                                            gifts of heartfelt
                                           empathy, and also 
                                            gracious charity,
                                            as well as moral
                                           decency; Compas-                                    
                                          sion for our frailties.
        Yet, praising too the Golden Rule, its promise ever worth renewal.

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