Cheatham Hill Easter
In the shade of Kennesaw
Where they shine the canons now,
Where the wheel's unchanging law
Beats the weapon to the plow--
We went hunting Easter eggs.
How the sun had gilded Spring
While we joined the children's play,
While the planned remembering
Hid behind a joyous day.
We went hunting Easter eggs.
Where the blood of Illinois
Flowed into the open field,
Where embattled man and boy
Multiplied the reaper's yield.
We went hunting Easter eggs.
Here the pines of Cheatham Hill
Shed to stuff a trench's mouth;
And the children, never still,
Could not stop for North or South--
We went hunting Easter eggs.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and Cheatham Hill--Civil War Memorial Park.
Copyright © Jerrell Jones | Year Posted 2016
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