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Ode to
Abraham Lincoln
Ode To Abraham Lincoln
Imagine studying by firelight
Mastering lessons till late at night
Trudging through deep Illinois snow
No matter how cold, to school he’d go
Rising up as the best leaders do
To promoting equality, he stayed true
Debating Douglas in 1858
Defeating the incumbent on that date
Running for president to free each slave
Charting even then, the path to his grave
A noble quest for one born poor
Never a chance to sip life’s grandeur
He fought for his goal and he won
But sealed his fate; it was done
Assassin’s bullet claimed Lincoln’s life
Leaving a nation in sadness rife
But the equality he sought
To a healing nation, he brought
It’s said our best are doomed to die young
But his achievements have not gone unsung
January 27, 2020
Sponsor: Sheri Fresonke Harper
Contest: Ode to a President, Politician or Leader, Past or Present
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