The Civil War – haiku by Dennis Lange

One nation
Not allowed to stay
Divided.

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The West’s key:
The Mississippi.
Win Vicksburg.

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Scorch the East;
Cut off Lee’s supplies.
Surrender.

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* The haiku I write are lines of 3-5-3 syllables instead of 5-7-5.

See Haiku article here for explanation, if needed: https://thebardonthehill.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/haiku/
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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2016.

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