The Civil War was devastating. Was is our linking verb.
<span>"His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman," homer's odessey
I'm not to sure, but I think that it is comparing the ploughman to his soul</span>
When he says gators he is referring to our fear. And when he says love is all you need as long as you keep the gators fed he is meaning by that if you feed your need to be scared all you need to feed is your need for love.
