Statues of you are world wide
You fill all nurses with pride
The lady with the lamp that burns so bright
Watching over us throughout the night
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Was googling a poem for my daughters sponsered hero day poetry recital and came across this! Shortened it a little so she could memorise it (shes 6!) but its still great! She's actually dressing as Florence for the day as we were trying to find an original hero so this is perfect! ! thanks a million for posting! !
Thanks so much for sharing this. I'll be using this for children to act out as performance poetry in my Year 2 History lesson on Florence Nightingale. Many thanks: -)