L Milton Hankins Poet Couplet

The Course of Our History

Amazing how things never meant to be
Can change the course of our history
No one should have shipped the Moors
From Africa to these far-distant shores,
Nor should we have pillaged Indian land
While many were saying, "Ain't it grand!"
I wonder if the so-called race to space
Will turn on us, to our lasting disgrace?
Who can know a great unanswered query
And, if answered, some will be contrary.

written July 20, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger July 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM We do not seem to learn from our mistakes, repeating them decade after decade. Nice one. L Milton Hankins July 23, 2021 at 7:43 PM Thanks so much, Caren.

Sotto Poet July 20, 2021 at 2:38 PM Very well-written couplet questioning historical events that could turn against us, to our eternal disgrace? That is correct. However, historians say that history repeats itself, and in this scenario, will moors be flying back here :) L Milton Hankins July 20, 2021 at 2:56 PM Hmmm...interesting conjecture, but I suspect not in the way they were brought here in the past. I'm thinking the only history that repeats itself is the history that we have forgotten. Right?