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5-7-5 Suite
History and Myth
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Abraham Lincoln
by Treischel
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Abraham Lincoln
(5-7-5 Suite)
Lincoln, President
divisive when elected
Civil War erupts
proclaimed, Honest Abe
for backwoods integrity
loved telling tall tales
wore a stovepipe hat
a thin beard under his chin
memorable look
with diversity
assembled mixed cabinet
"A Team of Rivals"
shouldered war's burdens
with melancholy resolve
freed slaves from bondage
blood on his conscience
but determined to succeed
held to the hard course
expressed emotions
on the famous battlefields
Gettysburg Address
preserved the Union
at great personal expense
assassinated
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Author Notes
Lincoln was a man of great personal courage and integrity.
I quoted "A Team of Rivals" in deference to the book by Doris Kearns.
This poem is a set of 8 interlinked 5-7-5 Poems.
Line 1: 5 Syllables
Line 2: 7 Syllables
Line 3: 5 Syllables
Lack of punctuation intentional by the author
The picture is from Microsoft ClipArt.
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