Friday, January 3, 2003

Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight Comments

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It is portentous, and a thing of state
That here at midnight, in our little town
A mourning figure walks, and will not rest,
Near the old court-house pacing up and down.
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Vachel Lindsay
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Bob Bob Bobbity Bob Bob 06 March 2019

THIS JAWN SUCKED IT WAS BIG BAD BRO

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Mark Smith 02 March 2014

I just figured out I have a copy of this poem in his hand addressed to a Mrs.J. cameron bradley of boston dated march/2/1915...I never new

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Terence George Craddock 11 February 2010

Reminds me of The Ghost Train of Abraham Lincoln, when Lincoln's body was being transported in state across America by train, before being laid to rest, after his assassination. There is a subject for a haunting poem. anyone up for the challenge. The legends and circumstances are alluring.

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David Patrykus 14 April 2009

This poem can be read, in his own handwriting, on the sign in front of Vachel Lindsay's home in Springfield, Illinois. The home is open to the public on most Saturdays.

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