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George Armstrong Custer

Rick Wojtala

Free verse
A general in front of his men.
He had the confidence of ten.  
A good team he did beam.  
In the thick of the battle he did not rattle.
On death ‘so be it’
In history he fit.
Glorious war his spirit did roar and soar.
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Written on August 11, 2023

Submitted on August 11, 2023

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Scheme AABCDDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 221
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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