Chief Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee people. I first heard about Chief Tecumseh’s “Words of Wisdom” while watching the movie “Act of Valor”.  At the end of this movie Chief Tecumseh’s poem was recited as a letter from a fallen navy seal to his newborn son which he had never gotten to see.…

‘Tis a dark night.Sun has fallen, moon not risen.Not a star shinesin the depth of this night. Save for one, off in the distance –it emits its light. Like a beacon to the traveler,its warmth does comfort;Like the love from your heart,it fires my soul. You are this light, its strength,its might:You are the lovefrom…