Patriotic Poem

On that cold and dark December night
All was silent that was in sight
Lo and behold there is Washington's men
Without decent food and clothing again
Freezing and starving was their condition
Many had died from lack of medicine and nutrition
Also a burden, their service would expire
Leaving the general with no longer an empire
But when it seemed that all would be lost
He would not give up whatever the cost
With thriftful silence which one cannot compare
The army finally crossed the Deleware
Paddling through the ice with each wooden oar
They finally reached the other shore
Where Hessians and British were unexpecting
Washington had succeeded at being undetecting
It was the morning of Christmas and all was sound
Drunk were much of the enemies all around
The Americans with their muskets opened fire
Bringing panic to alarm of a defense dire
Before to long the battle was won
The rebels had captured the enemy by the ton
Someday thanks to Washington's skilled hand
America may finally become a free land