{"id":157,"date":"2024-07-03T13:57:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brothergrantleygreen.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:50:22","slug":"we-would-never-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brothergrantleygreen.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/03\/we-would-never-die\/","title":{"rendered":"We Would Never Die"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='960' height='540' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/HbeoMPiE?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\r\n<div><strong>Brotherhood<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can never sever, our bond of brotherhood,<br \/>The world is cruel and friends are few;<br \/>We must hold steadfast to our faith in all that\u2019s good<br \/>That WE, four brothers from childhood grew.<br \/><br \/>For we have shared the midnight wind<br \/>Whispering our weary world to sleep,<br \/>And we have felt destiny\u2019s arbitrary hand<br \/>Causing us to laugh or weep.<br \/><br \/>The splendid wonder of each morning<br \/>Brought to us its sudden birth,<br \/>From a world often over-wearying<br \/>By drudging toil or festive mirth.<br \/><br \/>The shouts from our sport teams<br \/>Echoed like a clarion call,<br \/>And within our souls we wrapped our dreams<br \/>WE four brothers, a joyous cabal!<br \/><br \/>And we followed what singers wrote<br \/>In cadences of mystic song,<br \/>We mimicked their lyrics with bragging sport<br \/>Winding through paths of right and wrong.<br \/><br \/>Till all our worlds bloomed right as rain,<br \/>And our new manhood too was free,<br \/>And each one hugged brother and friend<br \/>In embrace that spanned eternity!<br \/><br \/>Knowing that We \u2013 WE would never die!<br \/>Thus is our kinship fiercely true!<br \/>For WE, four brothers death defy,<br \/>In love, in pain \u2013 <strong>O Grantley!<br \/><\/strong>In memories \u2013 sweet memories, forever new!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A poem by <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrynook.com\/poet\/j-j-w\">J. J. W. <\/a><\/i>as adapted by Carmen Rogers-Gre<i>en.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brotherhood We can never sever, our bond of brotherhood,The world is cruel and friends are few;We must hold steadfast to our faith in all that\u2019s goodThat WE, four brothers from childhood grew. For we have shared the midnight windWhispering our weary world to sleep,And we have felt destiny\u2019s arbitrary handCausing us to laugh or weep. The splendid wonder of each morningBrought to us its sudden birth,From a world often over-wearyingBy drudging toil or festive mirth. The shouts from our sport teamsEchoed like a clarion call,And within our souls we wrapped our dreamsWE four brothers, a joyous cabal! And we followed what singers wroteIn cadences of mystic song,We mimicked their lyrics with bragging sportWinding through paths of right and wrong. Till all our worlds bloomed right as rain,And our new manhood too was free,And each one hugged brother and friendIn embrace that spanned eternity! Knowing that We \u2013 WE would never die!Thus is our kinship fiercely true!For WE, four brothers death defy,In love, in pain \u2013 O Grantley!In memories \u2013 sweet memories, forever new! A poem by J. J. 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