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It was the first day and the sun arose
Like all the other days preceding this –
This one that some would think on at the close
As they looked back with rue to reminisce.
The morn, if seasonal, was cool or cold.
There was no sudden blaze, no fiery heat.
At dawn, there was no final bell that tolled,
Yet curtain closed on any safe retreat.
It was a day like all the days before,
The first day of the siege of Alamo.
None knew they only had a dozen more
None sees a blizzard in one flake of snow.
There is a normal day that is the last
Without a signal that its fading kind
Exists no longer save the written past –
Upon the parchment of the fragile mind.
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On Feb.23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his men
arrived in San Antonio and the siege began at the Alamo.
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The photo is mine.
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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2016.
The Bard on the Hill 
I really liked the imagery of the words and that stunning photo. Thanks for sharing. Take care Cally.
Thank you. I was fortunate on the photo. There was a crowd and it suddenly cleared away. 🙂
It was meant to be. So glad that you got such a magnificent photo. I am looking forward to more splendid experiences. Take care Cally.
I really like this one Dennis.
Thank you. The place is near and dear to my heart, just 60 miles down the road.