columbus sailed the ocean blue
napoleon met his waterloo
nero fiddled while rome burned
joan of arc was roasted to a turn
george washington cut down the cherry tree
patrick henry wanted to be free
abraham lincoln freed the slaves
blackbeard rests in a watery grave
cleopatra was fond of snakes
moses was found in the canebrake
isaac newton got hit by an apple
jacob with the angel all night did grapple
delilah cut poor samsons hair
solomon sat in a golden chair
benedict arnold was a traitor foul
old ben franklin was wise as an owl
confucius had a lot to say
buddha sat in the shade all day
friar tuck and robin hood
robbed the bad to feed the good
methusaleh lived to be very old
jesse james was an outlaw bold
bob ford shot jesse in the back
all pride and manhood he did lack
florence nightingale tended the sick
the tower of babel was made of brick
noah built an ark in the rain
goliath by little david was slain
all these things i learned in school
i am a barely tolerable fool
always keep your powder dry
and wait until you see the whites of their eyes
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A well articulated poem packed with historical heavy weights, an indication that the poet is a voracious reader. It's a beautiful poem written with insight with good rhyme scheme. A lovely piece of poetry. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.