Herndon Poems


Abe Lincoln Writes

...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 ...
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Categories: herndon, history,
Form: Dramatic Monologue

Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge

...These are poems about Ann Rutledge and her romantic relationship with Abraham Lincoln. 

Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge
by Michael R. Burch

Winter was not easy,
nor would the spring return.
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Categories: herndon, history, lost love, love,
Form: Rhyme


The Ghost of Writers

...This is the real world
 expressed in the form of several days
 worth or ghost writing.
 Kowloon: The Walled City of Imagination; cosmetic dentistry; 
 REASONS TO STOP THUMB SUCKING;
 New York's ...
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Categories: herndon, adventure, america, business,
Form: Free verse

Sweet and Angelic Anne (Anne Rutledge)

...We do not kiss and tell, but well
Abraham Lincoln did tell
me about Anne; Anne Rutledge,
also born in Kentucky.
The only girl in school where he
attended for three months;
they shared a grammar...
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Categories: herndon, people, me,
Form: I do not know?
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