How surprising that
triumph
and
ironic the
outcome
that freedom
gained
on the one hand
led the other

 

 

How surprising that:

 

Thanks...that's kinda why we decided to post this one here...We were never quite happy with the way it sang, but we could never seem to fix it without compounding the problem.  So, it's been sitting around dormant for quite awhile.  We dug it up to see if we could make a Frankenstein.  You have any spare limbs and/or organs laying around?

 

spk

Version Numero Dos

Glories of
Bemis Heights,
Freeman’s Farm,
Saratoga
New York,
where the cudgel of
royal oppression
was forced back
to frozen
Canadian lands.

All sides recognized
then how surprising
and important that
triumph.

Ironic now, the
outcome gained in
freedom’s name
by one hand
led the other
to unilaterally 
seize and hold.

To murder
pillage
and "tame"
first within
easy
arm
length,
then later
reaching
beyond far
horizons.

The new nation
grew…winking an eye
toward old horrors,
dispatching new
conquests,
wielding
a familiar cudgel.

beyond far
horizons.