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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=531409" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Washington At War & The Hinge Of History</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">WASHINGTON AT WAR & THE HINGE OF HISTORY </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once in command, he boxed in the British <br>At Boston where he captured Dorchester Heights<br> Overlooking the Brits at his mercy <br>As his men took aim with their cannon sites.<br> <br>The British commander had but one choice <br>To sail to New York to renew the fight. <br>Where the English had much greater forces <br>Who soon chased Washington's men in full flight.<br> <br>They continued on to Pennsylvania <br>After crossing the Hudson in retreat <br>With the British forces in hot pursuit <br>It looked as though George was doomed to defeat. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">When winter seemed to have stopped the fighting <br>That's when Washington crossed the Delaware. <br>On that Christmas night he captured Trenton <br>Where Hessians were surprised and unaware. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He whipped the British at Princeton <br>Where in victory his men began to sing. <br>Washington then wintered at Morristown <br>Training his troops for the combat of spring.<br> <br>Washington fought bravely at Brandywine <br>And again at a place called Germantown <br>But the British were the victorious ones <br>As the dead of both sides covered the ground<br> <br>Americans were blessed early that spring <br>When the French entered the war on their side. <br>Though most suffered frostbite at Valley Forge <br>With the help of the French they marched in stride.<br> <br>The battles raged on, in the North and South <br>As the King's soldiers laid waste to the land. <br>Washington himself was in great despair <br>Pleading for aid for his weakened command. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">His prayers were answered by 5000 troops <br>And a French fleet who took Chesapeake Bay. <br>They bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown <br>Who surrendered to victory drums at play.<br> <br>Yorktown was really the end of the war <br>Though not many quite realized that fact yet. <br>But the British soon grew tired of the fight <br>And the terms for its end were signed and set. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Washington yearned to retire at home <br>But his country chose him first president. <br>Cheering crowds waved flags of love and support <br>For they believed that 'he, ' by God, was sent.<br> <br>THE HINGE OF HISTORY </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The hinge of history swings in all directions <br>As the happenings of the past are written down. <br>Out of all that has occurred since man's beginnings <br>Less has been recorded than waits to be found. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Babylonians kept chronicles of history <br>Hebrews wrote the past as a dramatic story. <br>Greeks had no faith in the future at all <br>Believing mans repeated errors doom his glory.<br> <br>Christians added a new dimension to history <br>Looking forward to Christ's return to earth. <br>An on going drama involving man and God <br>Believing all are created of equal worth. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Some have asked why must we study history <br>It just encourages us to live in the past. <br>When we forget history we repeat its mistakes <br>As the outcome of humanity is cast. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">AMERICAN SOLDIER<br> <br>The cost of freedom is sometimes high <br>Extremely more when our loved one's die. <br>Men and women pledged to fight and serve <br>And it's our support that they deserve.<br> <br>Mankind itself is the one to blame<br> That all through history, the story's the same. <br>Peace, like love, can be hard to acquire <br>Subject always to enemy fire. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Some how the righteous tend to prevail <br>Over the miss-guided, prone to fail. <br>No wonder we fear the tongues that lie <br>As mankind squabbles beneath God's sky. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The danger our solders face is real <br>So lets let them know just how we feel. <br>Put forth your flag and show them your heart <br>As those we love from us depart. </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Tom Zart's 465 Poems Are Free to Use to Teach Or Show Support! <br> <br>By God's Poet<br> Tom Zart<br> Most Published Poet<br> On The Web! <br> <br>Tom Zart www.internetvoicesradio.com/t_zart/<br> http: //www.veteranstodayforum.com/viewforum.php? f=38</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Tom+Zart">Tom Zart</a><div class=q>
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Once in command, he boxed in the British 
At Boston where he captured Dorchester Heights
 Overlooking the Brits at his mercy 
As his men took aim with their cannon sites.
 
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