Abe Poems - Poems about Abe

Lions were talking about the ABE (amazing beautiful elephant). Which one is it? Someone asked. They stared at the newcomer. You mean you cannot tell? She had not seen the ABE yet. The ABE came from the north, her ears flapping. Painted in a multitude of gorgeous colors, like a monarch. I see her now, the newcomer said. What can she do? Just being...

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Beware the pieces of the puzzles of your life. Treasure them early; appreciate them for life. She was the sight of my first job opportunity away from the farm. She bridged the social gap between 'my boyhood and my manhood'. He had a shoe store when I asked him for a job, and he said yes. ...

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Written on 7/27/2021 By Gail R DeBole Updated on 8/17/2021 My granddad’s five-dollar bill in hand Was blown by a breeze through farmland. Our dog, King, “saved the Abe” Fetched the bill straight away To return it to my grandad’s hand. (True Story that happened in the 1960s)...

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I do not remember any of my grandfathers nor any uncles in our ...

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ABE LINCOLN WRITES TO JOSHUA SPEED Dear Joshua: You know that I love you, That I have always loved you– only you! The woman means nothing to me– nothing! Henceforth, don’t write angry letters to me! Mary always was and always will be A splinter between us in our bed:– but– I can’t be shut of her in this office! Did my connivance...

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Abraham Lincoln A secular person who stood against the elite and ended slavery A Prolific President and brand ambassador of bravery ...

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Abe Lincoln returned for a day He looked about him in his curious way Mused to himself, must be mean pirates here Everyone and his sister sports a blue beard...

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With Presidents Day coming up this Monday, I submit my tribute to the president born Feb. 12, 1809: Ode to My Hero: Dear Abe At many things, Abe Lincoln was the best. From boyhood to manhood, how he shone. Foreordained to lead, dear Abe was blessed. I picture him a farm lad poorly dressed - kind soul and working so hard...

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When Honest Abe and Liar Trump Ended up in the City Dump Because it rained Just one complained Big Liar Trump, The Tweeting Grump...

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Honest Wrestler, self-taught lawyer, eloquent writer/orator, and man of integrity. Son of Nancy Hank and Thomas Lincoln; beloved stepson of Sarah Bush. Lover of books, animals and a good joke! He felt empathy for the downtrodden and sadness, yet the need to persevere. He feared slavery’s expansion, the collapse of democracy and failed leadership. He wanted feedom for the slaves, freedom...

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Abe’s barber, Chris, got so confused because strong cold pills he’d abused. Chris hacked up Abe’s haircut, declared, “I’m NOT drunk, but EYES fail me!” Abe was not amused. “For Heaven’s sake!” Abe did exclaim. “Glad you’re not a doctor. You’d maim heads—not only head HAIR!” If you want to be fair, just don’t cut hair when your brain’s lame! January 11, 2019, entered in...

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How cryptic would I have to be to get this off my chest One score and yet it seems like yesterday it was the best Most simple feeling that a girl could ever come to realize A moment and a smile, gone and lost in big, sea-colored eyes Ill-fated from the start, but gotta hand it to us kids Who...

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" Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead."(Final lines from Walt Whitman's "O Captain My Captain") My hero, oh how wonderful it would have been to know you personally, to have spent time with you, especially since...

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Sixteenth president “Honest Abe” Lincoln did a lot of mighty fine thinkin’. Though born in a cabin dirt poor, he’d rise to free the slaves with a civil war. Written 5/30/2015 for 'A BRIAN STRAND JULY' Poetry Contest...

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Abe Lincoln As A democrat © Ben Burton 8-25-2014 The evil of men being sold Long past, since Mr. Lincoln's fight Still, dark suspicion blooms and grows And loots the cause of civil rights The North designed a whipping horse Down in the segregated South Yet, Major Leagues were all up north For eighty years, no blacks allowed Conservatives, oddly accused Of vitriol toward dark skin A...

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