how did you die - a poem by edmund vance cooke
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A graphic presentation of the classic poem, "How Did You Die?" by Edmund Vance Cooke. An inspirational classic poem in a modern format.TRANSCRIPT
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How
Did
You
Die?
A POEM Edmund Vance Cooke
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Did you tackle that that came
your way With a resolute
TROUBLE
CH
EER
FUL?
heart and
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Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven soul and
FEARFUL?
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Oh, a trouble’s
a ton, or a
trouble’s an
ounce
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Oh, a trouble’s
a ton, or a
trouble’s an
ounce
Or a trouble is what you make it,
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But only how did you TA
KE
IT?
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You are beaten to
earth?
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You are beaten to
earth?
Well, well, what’s that?
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Come up with a
SMILING face.
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It’s nothing against
you to fall down flat,
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But to lie there –
that’s DISGRACE.
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The harder you’re
thrown, why the
higher you
bounce;
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The harder you’re
thrown, why the
higher you
bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye!
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It isn't the fact
that you’re
licked that
CO
UN
TS;
It’s how
did you
fight
and
WH
Y?
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And though you be
done to death,
what then?
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And though you be
done to death,
what then?
If you battled the best you could;
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If you played your part in
the world of men,
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Why the critic
will call it good
If you played your part in
the world of men,
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Death comes with a crawl,
or comes with a ,
And whether he’s
slow or spry
POUNCE
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It isn’t the fact
that you’re dead
that counts,
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BU
T ON
LY
how did you die?
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