Lincoln Poems - Poems about Lincoln

...rime was all too evident, But they could not interfere, "Our American Cousin" lent Such a dreadful atmosphere, Poor Lincoln's death would cost them dear, Who could have known this lay ahead? Assassination, stark and drear, Could one ......Read More

...Civil War pitted neighbors against neighbors, brothers against brothers. Lincoln would have most assuredly avoided it if he had his druthers. He knew it was a horrible thing, and it divided th......Read More

...She scrambled from where she sat in the back seat climbing onto the trunk of that long luxurious Lincoln not to escape an assassin's assault as many assumed but to collect the shards of skull and bits of brain t......Read More

...s of Upstate New York are a living mosaic of yellows and tans, vermilions and browns framed by the forests of deep Lincoln green which, a month beyond solstice, mark the halcyon days of the high tide of summer, when Great Lakes and ......Read More

...anes smile at the sweet song he sings. —"Fortunes of Men" loose translation by Michael R. Burch Fairest Between Lincoln and Lindsey (anonymous Middle English poem, circa late 13th century) loose translation/interpretation by Micha......Read More

... Old Glory's sad story: Flags did wave over slaves Abe Lincoln freed 'em South wouldn't heed him In the year of the Lord, 1955 in the City of Houston, to my surprise ......Read More

...Zero, Worldly sorrows, teardrops Mist into Mahendrodayam, Kailash, Mansarovar, Mind eternal, Reincarnate as million Lincoln Roses, Devi bless for eternity, Brooks, Bulbuls, Cicadas Cheer, fill in the Golden Rays- Of Glittering Morni......Read More

...ensely. I grant a new car to a young couple driving up in an old beater. Poof! They are now driving a brand new red Lincoln, and it is gorgeous! Too bad they cannot afford the insurance or the plates the faerie says. Too bad she canno......Read More

...Just Joey and Blue Girl in Iceberg fantasize With Peace they arrive, some in Tropicana dress A Double Delight, Mr. Lincoln, to beauty confess. These are the roses that grace, and have graced, my garden with a few minor exceptions.......Read More

...ut Sherwood forest (Home of the Major Oak, North of Windsor Castle, And South of Hadrian’s Wall). They dressed in Lincoln green, And whistled in the greenwood glades. And armed themselves with daggers and swords, Cudgels, quarterst......Read More

...ABE LINCOLN WRITES TO JOSHUA SPEED Dear Joshua: You know that I love you, That I have always loved you– only yo......Read More

...m. "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln - -May God bring great comfort and healing to all of you who have lost a loved one, be a family member, a v......Read More

...g in a turmoil that can't seem to pass. Today we lost honesty; the wound still throbs. Listening closely, we can hear Lincoln sob. ......Read More

...faced with China, Russia and Iran _________________________________ *a hit song by Dion de Mucci about Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy February 14, 2021 '3 Poetry Contest' ......Read More

...is way someday Better angels can change nationalist egos Free Verse 18 Lines Attributions to: Abe Lincoln, "Better Angels", 1st Inaugural Speech John Donne, "part of the main", No Man Is An Island J F Kennedy, "freed......Read More