Antietam Creek, Maryland
Antietam was fought on Maryland ground
at the foothills of Appalachia.
There McClellan, Lee and Jackson were found
with troops from Potomac and Virginia.
McClellan shrewdly, saved some of his men,
while Lee sent the entire army forward.
Does blood cry out as the withered grass bends?
Should they be buried facing home, southward?
Victors of Antietam, we wonder who?
At Sharpsburg gray clad soldiers left the town.
When all was done and McClellan was through,
Lincoln knew that the Union was still sound.
Route 70 crosses Antietam Creek
where war stories dwell in its murky deep.
12/31/18
Categories:
mcclellan, history, war,
Form: Sonnet
Lately, I have been a-thinkin',
About President Abraham Lincoln,
And about the witty sayings he told,
Quotes for the ages that shall ne'er grow old!
Some I've slightly paraphrased,
And others I've left unscathed.
"No matter how much cats yowl and fight,
There always seem to be plenty of kittens alright!"
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea,
But if this is tea, bring me some coffee, I plea!"
"I like to see a man preach as if he's fighting bees,
Bringing wayward miscreants to their knees!"
"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
I think not when all is said and done!"
"Marriage is neither heaven or hell, 'tis said;
'Tis more akin to purgatory instead!"
"General McClellan, if you are not using the army now,
I would like to borrow it if you would please allow!"
"I can make more army generals, you see,
But horses cost money and that is of concern to me!"
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Categories:
mcclellan, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
An unusually lethargic and whining dude was General George McClellan.
He was reluctant to saddle up and move the army despite Lincoln's yellin'!
In desperation Abe wired his sluggish commander and in his usual witty style,
Said, "If you are not using the army, I should like to borrow it for awhile!"
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2014 All Rights Reserved
Categories:
mcclellan, humorous, military,
Form: Clerihew