Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS Poet's Biography First Line: A sacred day is this Last Line: All glorified! Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States | ||||||||
A SACRED day is this -- A day to bless; A day that leads to bliss Through bitterness. For on this day of days, One wondrous morn, In far off forest ways, Was Lincoln born! Who supped the cup of tears, Who ate the bread Of sorrow and of fears, Of war and dread; Yet from this feast of woes, His people's pride, A loved immortal rose All glorified! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS by JOHN HOLLANDER TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON INAUGURATION DAY: JANUARY 1953 by ROBERT LOWELL LINCOLN TRIUMPHANT by EDWIN MARKHAM YOUNG LINCOLN by EDWIN MARKHAM A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1809) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AT SAGAMORE HILL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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