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By Jack Joseph Smith

James Welcome to beauty You have earned it Here is how it is Dan,, Joe, and Jack A short time,, but now you got us; the rest of your life,, cause in the end,, you took us all in hand No possibility a being whipped Were on your shoulder I am so proud To have a warrior as a brother

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This page welcomes James into beauty and brotherhood, turning shared loyalty from Dan, Joe, and Jack into a lifelong pledge carried by warriors.

The tone is ceremonial without becoming grandiose. Dan, Joe, and Jack speak almost as a chorus, and the poem frames James's ordeal as already survived and transfigured. Its pride is familial, physical, and durable, with the closing brotherhood grounded in earned struggle rather than sentiment alone.

Claude

James: a welcome and dedication to a brother as warrior. Dan, Joe, and Jack named. No possibility of being whipped, we're on your shoulder.