Dave's Poetic Meanderings: Civil War Poem - History - Antietam, 1862

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Civil War Poem - History - Antietam, 1862

I like taking specific moments in History and writing a poem about it. Kind of like my own journal I guess. Anyway, here is the saga of the bloodiest day in American military history and when it was all over, nobody really won. Concluded as indecisive. (Incidentally, this is historically correct,... Sign in to see full entry.

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I have written poetry of one sort or another for over 30 years. Now in the mid of my life, I have gotten secure enough in it's quality and other's have sufficiently reinforced it's desirability, I have decided to do something with it. Many of the enterings here are in contests and we'll see how they do. Also, I will have a blog of Haiku, which is Japanese poetry of strict adherence to form and style. My third blog will be for military poetry, which has recently been subjected to public scrutiny, illiciting most powerful emotions. So I offer all to you to enjoy!

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