Remember, Remember, The 5th Of November Poem by John A'Hern

A note from the fun Police,
Guy Fawkes failed his mission
Happier folk around if he achieved it,
Celebration of the failure
Happier if succeeded, by Guy and his friends.

Never made sense of all this confusion
Backyard fireworks all quite dangerous.
Light blue touch paper
Stand well back
Mishaps happen and that is a fact.

Tree branches gathered for a bonfire,
Bonfires keep the brigade busy.
UK tradition has spread its interest,
Ex-pats in other countries, follow the celebration.

In Australia fireworks in private banned
So are fires that get out of hand,
If seeing flames are your interest
Biggest bonfire you have ever seen
Presently lurking not far from me.

Bushland burning deliberate or not
Destroying property and risking lives,
Wildlife habitats are gone in a flash,
Local Councils arrange free displays,
Lovely colour and loud noises.

Money going up in smoke
Better to spend it on poor folk.
I join the fun police in stopping the mayhem
So long ago Guys temptation.