I wept this morning for a man I never even met!
I wept because I am afraid….lest the world forget!
I realised that each of us has a part to play
To keep what Nelson stood for alive from day to day. [click to continue…]
POEMS ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE AND HISTORIC EVENTS
Often, when I have been studying a subject closely beyond the well known, everyday information, I have enjoyed writing a poem which combines all of the facts that have fascinated me the most. Other times, a moment or event in history will simply inspire a thought that develops into a poem, not always factual, but based on a person or event in history. These are a few examples of my poems written about, or inspired by famous people or events in history.
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VROOP VROOP! Red alert! Aliens have landed. Their spaceship is on fire…. It looks like they are stranded. [click to continue…] |