Which Hero do You Worship?

I hope it isn't Money!

Is it Fortune? Fame? Love?

Remember the old Adage -

"I would not do that - for Love - nor Money!" ???

Hero Worship?

© - Tom Hyland - 03-03-10


Oaters - Western Films - Shoot-Em-Ups!
Tom Mix - Hopalong Cassidy - Lash Larue -
Whip Wilson - Kid Colt - The Cisco Kid -
Roy Rogers - Gene Autry - The Lone Ranger -

Another Masked Avenger - Zorro!
Wyatt Earp - Bat Masterson - All These - and More -
Guys in White Hats were our Heroes -
From Yesteryear - All came to The Fore!

They were One and All -
Expert Marksman - Shooting Pistolas -
Out of Villains Hands - No Blood -
Just Guts - No Gore!

Good Guys - Gentlemen - Good Role Models -
Exacting Justice - Spouting ‘Pearls of Wisdom -
Expressing Moral Codes - Giving Good Examples -
Never, Ever a Bore!

Later on, along came Detectives -
Sleuths - Clue Finders - Tough Guys -
Sherlocke Holmes - The ‘Shadow’ - Mike Hammer -
Philip Marlowe - Hercule Poirot - More at the Door!

Sam Spade - BATMAN (yep - a Detective) - The Green Hornet -
Nero Wolfe - Colombo - Adrian Monk - The Phantom -
Dr. Quincy - Nancy Drew - The Hardy Boys -
Non-Super Heroes - Down to the Core!

Many of the Aforementioned -
Originated in Comic Books -
Along with some Super-Heroes -
Like - ‘SUPERMAN’ - of Sci-Fi Lore!

Kal-El - Kid from Krypton -
Kent’s kept him Secretly -
Aka - Clark Kent - Super-Boy!
Then, Adult - Superman - a Cape he Wore!

Batman - Robin - Cat Woman -
Aquaman - Captain America - Green Arrow -
The Green Lantern - Plastic Man - Underdog -
Even - Mighty Mouse - and More!

Literature - Fact - Fiction - Real Life -
Models to Inspire - to Influence -
To give us Direction and Meaning -
But - Before All of These - There Was:

The Babe in The Manger -
The Christ-Child - The Carpenter -
The Teacher - The Rabbi - The Savior -
The Son of God Himself - Jesus Christ!

In Over Two Thousand Years -
No Other Single Living Human Being -
Has Had A More Profound Impact on Mankind!
From the Mill - Bread Of Life - True Grist!

Hero Worship? What About The Greatest of All?
GOD HIMSELF!
Omnificent - Omnipresent - Omnipotent - Omniscient -
HE HAS ALL THE BASES COVERED!

© - TKH.

For a long Alpha List of 'Heroes' - go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_male_superheroes

P.S. there is a similar one for Females!