Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Larger than Life

Charlton Heston, age 84,
Left his life of such renown,
Portraying roles of self and lore,
A shining gem of tinseltown.
Using his fame from stage and screen
To champion causes left and right.
For decades his presence was seen
And heard as the fight on white knight.
The U.S. Constitution had
No one more passionate in zeal,
Defending written words ironclad
In making liberties for real.

In heaven, Charlton Heston stands,
A rifle in his cold, dead hands.