4.23.2017 PATRIOTIC POEMS

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

517  the weary form, that rested not,
save in a martyr's grave;
the careworn face that none forgot,
turned to the kneeling slave.

we rest in peace, where his sad eyes
saw perils, strife and pain;
his was the awful sacrifice,
and ours the priceless gain.
John Greenleaf Whittier

518  THE WAY TO PEACE

if there is righteousness
in the heart,
there will be beauty
in the character.
if there is beauty
in the character,
there will be harmony
in the home,
there will be order
in the nation.
if there is order
in the nation.
there will be peace
in the world.
Chinese Proverb