Moments Confederated
Of times that try the souls of men
Wedgwood cup for tea and sip
Rosy Bright and British
The great division
The great ambitions
All the fences and houses
All in well repair and being
Aristocratic real power
Family and line
No merit, no ability
Gentry of form and fashion
The haughty pose of a Gainsborough portrait
Hands in the pockets; stamps
Taxation and the right to say
The right to consent
A public standing and role
Liberty
No poverty yet, but coming of age
Boycott and declare against subrogation
Action to starve the manufacturer
A re- delegation of place and stature
Race, class, and region, by circumstance
The town hall
Superfluous loss for the public support
Pinching the counting house
When the government is secret the people get nervous
When the government is an abridgement the people get bitter
When it is imposed at the point of a gun
Spinning wheel and plough
Sword, slave and cannon
The blood is always red, never blue
Equal it be said the color of the soul
Delegations to place authority
United sovereignty
Continental design
Radicalization
Virtue and ability, and who has it
John Adams' thirteen clocks and all
Much to the chagrin of farmer George
Wedgwood cup for tea and sip
Rosy Bright and British
The great division
The great ambitions
All the fences and houses
All in well repair and being
Aristocratic real power
Family and line
No merit, no ability
Gentry of form and fashion
The haughty pose of a Gainsborough portrait
Hands in the pockets; stamps
Taxation and the right to say
The right to consent
A public standing and role
Liberty
No poverty yet, but coming of age
Boycott and declare against subrogation
Action to starve the manufacturer
A re- delegation of place and stature
Race, class, and region, by circumstance
The town hall
Superfluous loss for the public support
Pinching the counting house
When the government is secret the people get nervous
When the government is an abridgement the people get bitter
When it is imposed at the point of a gun
Spinning wheel and plough
Sword, slave and cannon
The blood is always red, never blue
Equal it be said the color of the soul
Delegations to place authority
United sovereignty
Continental design
Radicalization
Virtue and ability, and who has it
John Adams' thirteen clocks and all
Much to the chagrin of farmer George
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16 Comments
Post a CommentExcellent historical poem :)
Farmer George is what King George was sometimes called.
The thirteen clocks - "The colonies had grown up under constitutions of government so different; there was so great a variety of religions; they were composed of so many different nations; their customs, manners, and habits had so little resemblance; and their intercourse had been so rare and their knowledge of each other so imperfect that to unite them in the same principles in theory and the same system of action was certainly a very difficult enterprise. The complete accomplishment of it in so short a time and by such simple means was perhaps a singular example in the history of mankind. Thirteen clocks were made to strike together: a perfection of mechanism which no artist had ever before effected." -Joh Adams
I lov ethe feel of this, but I will need further explanation of "John Adams' thirteen clocks and all/Much to the chagrin of farmer George". I am very far behind on everyone's work, but I am making headway!
Nice poem.
I very much enjoy your history poetry!
Very well done, I really enjoy your poetry.
Kudos! It is always a feat to write a poem about history--and of 1774-1776. Shalom and thanks
Very well written! Thanks for your encouraging comment on my article, which led me to your page!
Great piece :)