Lincoln's Dreams

A History Lesson in Haiku Form

     

Lincoln’s Dreams

Mister Lincoln’s dreams

The future of things to come

Lives are intertwined

 

A name fills his dreams

Lives one hundred years apart

Name is Kennedy

 

 

In the year 08

Born one hundred years apart

Their lives intertwine

 

 

Lincoln, Kennedy

Elected in forty-six

Congress election

Elected sixties

Both one hundred years exact

Become President

 

Civil Rights concerns

Kennedy fought the race war

Lincoln freed the slaves

 

Both men lost a child

During the Presidency

And both of them sons

 

 

Both shot on Friday

Fatal wound was in the head

A man with three names

 

 

Secretaries’ names

Lincoln’s was named Kennedy

Kennedy, Lincoln

 

An anomaly

Assassins from southern states

Successors were too

 

Assassins’ birth date

Both born in year thirty-nine

Names comprise fifteen

 

 

In Ford Theatre

Lincoln dreams of Lincoln car

Constructed by Ford

 

 

Shot in theatre

Assassin hides in warehouse

When the deed is done

 

 

Shot from a warehouse

Theatre, assassin hides

Deed is completed

Booth and Oswald die

Both were assassinated

Crimes were never Tried

 

In Monroe Maryland

Lincoln spent his last week there

Did you catch the name?

 

 

Marilyn Monroe

Kennedy’s last week with her

Happy Birthday sung

 

 

Solve this mystery

Consider calculation

And the play on words

 

 

So sorry my friend

Many more have tried and failed

One of life’s puzzles

 

Mister Lincoln’s dreams

It’s History’s mystery

It’s a conundrum

     

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Gandré]

he is also my favorite president of U.S. always pretty Haikus, I enjoyed and voted for you. thanks for your review, too.