MY SENSE OF TIMING
Born the day Cornwallis
Capitulated at Yorktown
Reborn the day that Lee
Surrendered at Appomattox.
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With the first we established our liberty
From the monarchy of England
With the second we consecrated our Union
Making good our pledge.
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You may think me not a poet
You may say I know nothing of rhyming
But even the least charitable among you
Must applaud my sense of timing.
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