As the....

...time moves on we strive to recall,
important history that relates to us all;
so here we are Springfield, Illinois,
to visit Lincoln, he will not annoy.

This is the street, the house is on,
Jackson and Eighth, the house lives on,
so we can remember the great man he was,
taking out country through the great Civil Wars.

Here it is! The house that Lincoln built here,
in his hometown of Springfield, where people were dear,
this was home, not the house where he would live,
in Washington, the Capitol, he had much to give.

We need to remember all that he did,
he wasn't shy, he never just ran and hid;
he promised the slaves that they would be free,
maybe not thinking how great he would be.

Out in the garden, a young Red-tailed Hawk,
may cause a visitor to stand and gawk;
but that's not how problems are solved,
that takes action, by all involved.

Enjoy