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Short Lincoln Poems

Short Lincoln Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Lincoln by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Lincoln by length and keyword.


Budget Victory Run
victorious run
Lincoln Memorial steps--
budget agreement...

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Categories: lincoln, history, people, places, political, uplifting, work
Form: Senryu



Illinois
Golden belt of corns,
Abraham Lincoln home in
State of Illinois...

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Categories: lincoln, adventure,
Form: Senryu
Lincoln City
God's Thumb ocean views
Amazing food truck cuisine 
Lincoln City fun...

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Categories: lincoln, beach, memory, vacation,
Form: Haiku
Ugly But Successful
Abraham Lincoln
was an ugly ducklin';
but became president
among the eminent....

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Categories: lincoln, funny, hope, people, uplifting
Form: Clerihew
World Brand
A world brand,
Form a top cobbler's hands,
Not a shoe,
But a shock-
Lincoln!...

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Categories: lincoln, appreciation, character, hero,
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member Immigration Law
oh on Lincoln stone
a mighty nation survives
a new beginning

 © Harry J Horsman 2020...

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Categories: lincoln, immigration,
Form: Senryu
Lincold Read Address
Lincoln Read Address

Lincoln read address,
Those seven years and four score 
Who want to hear more. 

Jim Horn...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, allegory, analogy, appreciation, blessing,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Sleeping Naked With Abraham Lincoln
Sincerity sticks to some 
like a shiny penny sticks to a naked @ss.
It soon falls off and leaves no lasting impression....

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Categories: lincoln, absence,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member His Life He Gave
President Abraham Lincoln
His life for the Union gave
   He hearkened to his conscience
   And dared to free the slaves...

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Categories: lincoln, courage, freedom, leadership,
Form: Clerihew
Rose of Dedication
America
     Is the protein of the world  
     America
      Is the candle of Liberty

( To my role model in courage Abraham Lincoln)...

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Categories: lincoln, adventure, beauty, celebration, eulogy, growth, hero, wisdom,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Patriot Cat
once a small tabby named peaches

liked to recite lincoln speeches

at the senate she'd roost

till president deduced

that cats trying to impeach us.
...

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Categories: lincoln, birth, cat, cheer up, freedom, fun, giggle,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Presidents Day
There’s a teacher out in Morro Bay
Who won’t celebrate Presidents Day
Washington—Lincoln
Sure—Now you’re thinkin’
But Pierce and Buchanan?  No way!

2/18/22...

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Categories: lincoln, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Lincoln Please Say
Lincoln, your honesty gave you a name
Death surrounded you in all kinds of ways
Civil War gave you the worst kind of fame.
Wonder if you ever had any good days?...

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Categories: lincoln, america, usa,
Form: Chastushka
Premium Member Abe Lincoln's Return
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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Categories: lincoln, humorous, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Dead To Rights
Dead To Rights

Was found dead to rights
As I conformed days and nights
All within my sights.

Jim Horn
Poet and Philosopher

Watching Abe Lincoln
Movie on TV....

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Trump and Lincoln
Trump and Lincoln

Lincoln split long logs;
What Trump has given me is
A splitting headache.

Can you imagine building
things with Dump Trump 
logs wearing shower clogs....

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, humorous,
Form: Haiku
The Masquerade Party
The masquerade party theme was to show
What your love life is like for all to know
One man without blinkin'
Said, "I am Abe Lincoln,"
"My last four scores were seven years ago!"...

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© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, passion, perspective, poetry,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Where Happiness Dwells
Todays blessing comes by way of Abraham Lincoln
who, in his life, saw his share of tragedy…
‘Is it possible we’re all blessed’ he said
‘to be as happy as we make up our minds to be?’...

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© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member You Know
You Know

The words you know are overused—you know
You know, I know this is truly so
Just think of Abe Lincoln
(Let the image sink in)
Four score and seven years ago—you know

1/31/22...

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Categories: lincoln, humorous, words,
Form: Limerick
Lady From Lincoln
Lady from Lincoln there once was a lady from Lincoln at whom the guys couldn’t stop winkin she developed a cough making them all run off to the pub to carry on drinking
...

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Categories: lincoln, drink, woman,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Poor Mister Lincoln
Poor Mister Lincoln Shoulders cowed Watched Freedom’s ark sinking From Heaven’s redoubt A country divided An idea torn to shreds Cried poor Mister Lincoln My Union is dead
...

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Categories: lincoln, america, freedom, history, political, society,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Going Green Or Bust
I've turned over a new leaf, going green
It's green or it's bust, nothing in between --
   Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
   Ulysses Grant and Franklin --
But not Washington ~ that dollar has-been...

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Categories: lincoln, environment, green, humorous, money, success,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Live From Lincoln Center
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

How marvelous! 
Did you see it?
Did you hear it?
Tschaikowsky 
The Piano Concerto
The 2nd act of The Nutcracker
The New York Philharmonic
What a wonderful way to leave the old year...

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Categories: lincoln, music
Form: Narrative
Premium Member I Am Humbled
Zionic secret society
Mystical secrets 
lost city of Atlantis
Aliens embarking
What is to become of us?

DaVinci code and psychics 
Rembrandt and Lincoln 
Free Masons and lodges 
Raven terrorizes Poe
I am humbled...

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Categories: lincoln, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Lincoln Bowing To Crowd
Lincoln Bowing To Crowd

had shouted out loud
lincoln would bow to the crowd
very well endowed

Jim Horn

Am reading Team of Rivals
right by Goodwin. When I
finish reading this book
will start reading the
Jon Meacham books....

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: lincoln, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku

Book: Reflection on the Important Things