Angished Man & Anguished Country
Just a few words about a simple man,
Who was quite a storyteller, and a ham.
Well that isn't all of it, isn't totally true,
What he really did was come to rescue,
A failing and broken nation, in a time of great turmoil,
And glued it back together, but not before it’d boil.
Slavery was an issue that wrought this fight,
Lincoln knew they'd win ‘cause right makes might!
And he did nothing short of a miracle,
While being made out to be a spectacle.
Deeply troubled, tormented, slammed in the face by his plight,
Lincoln took refuge in small things like music that was light.
But getting back to the great country he helped save,
Was the biggest concern of his, and the brave.
A great civil war is what this sorrowful man faced,
And he did better than any because of his grace.
Of course horrible fighting ensued in this war,
He couldn't find a top general who’d fight and score.
Finally in the latter part of the war came,
A fighting general, Grant was his name.
He did all Lincoln's bidding on the battlefield,
While Lincoln did his politicking with all wield.
Lincoln's faith in God was truly strong,
However this war was just too long!
When this horror finally came to an "end,"
Not before 620,000 were dead, foe & friend.
Lincoln accomplished his objective, was happy one day,
Mary thought that was a bad omen, that he might go away.
He was assassinated that night at Ford's theater,
Leaving a redeeming monument that no one can meter.
Jl
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Submitted by jb28745d on November 29, 2023
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Scheme | XXAABB CCDD CC EEXX FFGGHH IIJJ KKLL |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,458 |
Words | 303 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 2, 4, 6, 4, 4 |
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