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.


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.


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
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)
Form: Lyric

Premium Member His Legs Would Not Reach to the Ground

A man from Connecticut found
His legs would not reach to the ground.
“I wish I was shorter,”
He told a reporter,
“To stop all this floating around.”
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
Form: Limerick


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.
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?

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

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.
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Cesspool

The POTUS, "Napoleon Bonaspur",
has once again created quite a stir.
The Lincoln Reflecting Pool
looks just like a big cesspool
and that makes him look like an amateur.
© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

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.
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
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!"
© Pat Adams  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Charles Darwin

Great Britain’s famous Charles Darwin -
On biology he put a new spin.
Like Lincoln, born the exact same year, month and day;
both hated slavery and are well-remembered, by the way.
Form: Clerihew

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?’
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
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
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
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
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
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
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

Premium Member Put 'Em All on Mount Rushmore

     Abraham Lincoln:  “With malice toward none, with charity for all.” 
       
     George Wallace:    “Callous toward all, with charity to none.”

     Alexandra Cortez:  “Braless toward all, nothing for no one.”
Form: Rhyme

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.
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Premium Member Lincoln Unchained

Lincoln unchained slavery
and saved The Union.
Let us not disunify
at this point in history.
The devil’s, hard at work,
trying to spread hate -
his boiling hot butter
on bread. E V E R Y O N E
can vote. God bless America.

11/7/2022

Yuck,Yuck,Yuck

Asked my class name, 3 famous people in history, they would like to see

"The first child said Lincoln, Washington, and Ali"  

2nd one said" I really don't know"

The last one said," Curley, Larry, and Moe 









 
9/6/2018
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Shot Forsooth

Alas, Abe Lincoln was fatally shot forsooth,

By that nefarious cad John Wilkes Booth!

Booth was shot by Sergeant Boston Corbett,

Sending him on his well-deserved eternal orbit!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) All Rights Reserved
Form: Clerihew

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