A Liberty Bond
Helen Leah Reed 1864 (Saint John, ) – 1926 (Cambridge, Massachusetts,)
A liberty bond! What a queer contradiction!
Although truth, as you've heard, may be stranger than fiction.
For Liberty should from all fetters release us,
While bonds hold one fast, whether pauper or Croesus.
Yet a Liberty Bond - I'd advise you to buy it -
Will ensure you your freedom - you'll see when you try it.
'Twill aid you to conquer foes cruel, despotic,
'Twill help save your Country, come, be patriotic!
A Liberty Bond - I'd advise you to buy one -
Will ensure you your freedom - rejoice when you try one!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 512 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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