A Gunpowder Plot

A GUNPOWDER PLOT The 5th of November is a day to remember, Children get excited from September, The sound of fireworks reverberate, And bonfires with effigies of a life like Guy Fawkes commemorate What might have been a very bad turn, If Parliament was then to burn! The origin of this story began on the 5th November Sixteen hundred and five, Beneath the houses of Parliament, Guy Fawkes, The traitor was found, and so King James did survive. Our traitor/hero was brought up in a Family with an outward Protestant belief, But the reality was that he was Catholic And to this day is recorded on leaf! However, Protestants and Catholics are still Divided in their faith, As to which side of the fence Guy Fawkes should haith! Guy Fawkes sent a letter to a Catholic acquaintance, To please not stay, and be far away, On this planned explosive gun powder plot day! But plans went awry, and this secret letter Landed, in the lap of James the King, Who sent his guards to go find this rebellious ring. Guy Fawkes was found with six barrels of gunpowder, and Immediately sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered, But this meant a death of real suffering, a miserable Horrible fate of been slaughtered! This for him was unthinkable, so he jumped from the Gallows and broke his neck. Young children are not told the gory Side of this famous story, For it would wreck A child’s belief in this day, destroy their enjoyment Of bonfires, fireworks and loads of fun, And even recognized as a hero by some!