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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINCOLN, by ANNETTE WYNNE
First Line: A log cabin, rude and rough
Last Line: Of that dim shadowy firelit room.
Subject(s): February; Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States
First Line: A log cabin, rude and rough
Last Line: Of that dim shadowy firelit room.
Subject(s): February; Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States
A LOG cabin, rude and rough—
This was house and home enough
For one small boy; there in the chimney place
With glowing face
The eager young eyes learned to trace
Staunch old tales of staunch old men;
In the firelight there and then
The soul of Lincoln grew—
And no one knew!
Only the great and bitter strife
Of later days brought into life
Great deeds that blossomed in the gloom
Of that dim shadowy firelit room.
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