Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIKE A TREE, by EMMA THOMAS SCOVILLE


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LIKE A TREE, by                    
First Line: I saw a sturdy tree, wind crucified
Last Line: He stood quite like the scarred and noble tree!
Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Peace; Presidents, United States; Silence; War


I saw a sturdy tree, wind crucified
Against an angry sky; the storm-troops came
With armament, and wrecked the country side.
With cannons booming, swords swift flashing flame,
The harsh storm-troops, with wild hilarity
And high-pitched battle cry, swept on afar—
Then peaceful silence reigned ... Victoriously
The lone tree stood, though strife had left its scar.

I thought how Lincoln once stood bravely, too,
Surrounded by a country in distress;
How patiently when people's clamor grew
He served the Nation in her stormy stress;
When turmoil ceased and bonded men were free,
He stood quite like the scarred and noble tree!





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