| Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted April 15, 2009 |
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contemplative tanka
Abraham Lincoln in Memoriam
by adewpearl
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As the life force drained from his gaunt, exhausted form, what thoughts filled his mind of the world he'd worked to shape, that year Good Friday came twice? |
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April 15, 2009 is the 144th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. He was shot the night of the 14th but lingered until the
following morning, which was Good Friday in 1865. Only days earlier, on April 9, General Lee had surrendered to General Grant, thus ending four years of American Civil War.
This poem is in the form of a tanka, a five line poem with a syllable structure of 5/7/5/7/7.
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. following morning, which was Good Friday in 1865. Only days earlier, on April 9, General Lee had surrendered to General Grant, thus ending four years of American Civil War.
This poem is in the form of a tanka, a five line poem with a syllable structure of 5/7/5/7/7.
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