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Poem
December 17, 1934
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
A narrative poem depicting two brothers in a desert; one sacrifices his last drops of water to save the other, dying himself, while the survivor lives, reflecting on the rare act of such selfless love, concluding with a biblical quote on greater love.
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No Man
By L. D. CUNNINGHAM
Through the desert hot and dry.
Two creatures wend their way
Over sand-dunes glowing neath
brassy skies,
All through the dreary day
At night by the great oasis
No rest or comfort for the two
Who struggled on, leaving traces
For one to follow through
a turn, a stagger, a fall-
One grasping, reaching for a
There lay the still form
of his hand,
Water. just two drops-all:
The other fell prostrate on the
sand,
Who had given him water-life-
loan, one rose to find the other.
brother
A conqueror in the strife.
The conqueror dead, the loser living
Lying to gain his life anew.
Though ideals of his brother giving
As so few of us are wont to do,
His writ in paper of the book
And sounded through ages of
time and land
give his life for a friend forsook.
Greater love hath no man,
By L. D. CUNNINGHAM
Through the desert hot and dry.
Two creatures wend their way
Over sand-dunes glowing neath
brassy skies,
All through the dreary day
At night by the great oasis
No rest or comfort for the two
Who struggled on, leaving traces
For one to follow through
a turn, a stagger, a fall-
One grasping, reaching for a
There lay the still form
of his hand,
Water. just two drops-all:
The other fell prostrate on the
sand,
Who had given him water-life-
loan, one rose to find the other.
brother
A conqueror in the strife.
The conqueror dead, the loser living
Lying to gain his life anew.
Though ideals of his brother giving
As so few of us are wont to do,
His writ in paper of the book
And sounded through ages of
time and land
give his life for a friend forsook.
Greater love hath no man,
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
Moral Virtue
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Desert Journey
Brotherly Sacrifice
Water Sharing
Greater Love
Biblical Allusion
What entities or persons were involved?
By L. D. Cunningham
Poem Details
Title
No Man
Author
By L. D. Cunningham
Form / Style
Irregular Rhymed Narrative Verse
Key Lines
Greater Love Hath No Man,
Who Had Given Him Water Life Loan, ... Brother
The Conqueror Dead, The Loser Living
Though Ideals Of His Brother Giving
As So Few Of Us Are Wont To Do,