Two If By Sea

Although this seems a light-weight mystery, This was a code word of war history; Resembling, as though words romantic-thrilled, Volumes these words spoke of fear, frantic-filled...! It's like the radar of war times present, Two lanterns if by seas the foes are sent; Bells of the church must peal once if by land, Or twice if the 'regulars' through seas stand...! Revere rode from Boston to Lexington, He proved, like a fox very vexing one; The enmity that roamed like a monsoon, Broke out like a premature child born soon...! Winning or losing, like day and night, goes, Man's or woman's strength, like the moon, truth shows; The phrase short; freedom won; Wow! Longfellow! How charmingly have you depicted this show...!!! Something, as though divine revelation, Had dawned American liberation; History, mystery, poetry mix, From blistery great liberty did fix...! 20 January 2023