Best Eisenhower Poems
Dwight D EisenhowerChoosing a favorite President is quite an arduous task
Given that most politicians usually wear a spurious mask,
but as a student of History, there was one that I admired;
" the scrappy kid from Kansas."* So many he has inspired.
In his biography there's a plethora of interesting...
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Categories:
eisenhower, history, presidents day,
Form:
Rhyme
Eisenhower Postage StampI remember it very well.
It was before the birth of email.
It was a real 'show and tell, and
It rings in my heart like a bell.
Mankind has always found bigger
And better ways to communicate.
Over time and space, such avenues
Have been greatly excellerated.
In the early 70's, cell...
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Categories:
eisenhower, history,
Form:
Ekphrasis
A Letter To General EisenhowerDear General Eisenhower:
Sir, you are a man of great wisdom and foresight
Is this why you made sure photographs were taken
photographs of mass graves stuffed with rotting bodies
mass graves of naked men, women, and yes...children
herded into what they were led to believe were showers
yet not cleansing...
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Categories:
eisenhower, war,
Form:
Narrative