Funny History Poems

Herodotus thought that the sun,
When blown from its course, summer's done.
That wasn't quite true,
Was maybe coo-coo,
But thinking about it is fun....

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The knights that in histories lurk,
They never wore spandex to work.
O’er heroes today
That dress in this way,
The dragons, they snort and they smirk.
...

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A is for Australia, full of weird beasts,
Where even the cute ones can bite you at least.

B is for Brazil, where football is life,
And people...

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The man who a Pharaoh would be
Must dress for success to the T.
The hair 'neath his chin
Must wrap round his shin:
It cannot be just to...

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the Buzz, Collins, Armstrong, applause.
first man, there were three
earthlings who were projected into space.
crowded, not of this world
of celebration and glory.
before lights flashing, attention-demanding.
mission impossible,...

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no, the instrument
not the president

jews harp, jaw harp
plucked from thy heart

by the shaman heals
meditation steals

its rhythms
across realms

eventualities
and through centuries

tricked by its old name lure
tricked by...

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I live on an island in the Pacific region
The largest body of water is the OCEAN
Like, can we be more Pacific?

I think Christopher Columbus got...

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From the unravelled and now exposed mystery 
Tales of leafy Nottinghamshire
And the dusty tatty books of  it's long history
Comes a tale 
You'd think it...

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A February Independence Day

It was a chilling winter day,
When Jefferson had come to say
“Lets all agree and make a vow,
To claim our independence now!”

But speaking...

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Three ladies all in lettuce dress
                   ...

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If you give me your love
I'll make you be my dove
Because you're the only girl that i love
If love is a real love

We don't hardly...

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Wonderworks
by Michael R. Burch

History’s
mysteries
abound
& astound,
found
(profound)
the whole earth ’round,
even if mostly
underground.


The Procrastinator’s Creed
by Michael R. Burch

It’s always, “Tomorrow, I’ll do it.”
Work? I eschew it.
I never collect...

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All those photos and letters
from the past long ago
keep them safe my dears
so people in the future can know

They'll know how we laughed
how we cared...

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We kept our silence in the room as we waited for the verdict to be read an innocent man sitting there with a murder hanging...

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Long time ago in town of El Paso 
there's a handsome cowboy named Hunter Joe.
Charming as Buffalo Bill,
his mere looks could even kill; 
Ladies flocked...

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