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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Within the temple of our heart Last Line: Beats in one mighty tide—for you! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States | |||
Within the temple of our heart Your sacred memory dwells apart, Where ceaselessly a censor swings Alight with fragrant offerings; Nor time, nor tide, nor circumstance Can dim this grand remembrance, And all the blood of Afric hue Beats in one mighty tide—for you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS by JOHN HOLLANDER 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 SQUIRE BOWLING GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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