British soldier and statesman, Oliver Cromwell -
The Rump Parliament he sought to expel.
Some saw him as a hero of liberty.
Others condemned him for gross brutality.
I beseech you in
the bowels of Christ
think it possible
you may [really] be
mistaken [just wrong]
On a recent visit to Warwick Castle,
We saw the death mask of Oliver Cromwell:
The man famous for asking an artist to paint
His portrait and show him warts and all.
I studied the stern features of the wax mask,
And noted the prominent warts.
He banned festivities, games and entertainments;
Had the joyless people preferred their lives
The way they once were with their king?
Or did they continue to rejoice the regicide?
As I studied Cromwell's likeness I wondered
Had the man who cast the mask thanked heaven
For ridding them of another dictator?
Jack Horne for Nette's Mask Time contest
I love the castle, I love the river
I love the city, Of Newark
The castle is like a big wall of history, next to the river which is like a massive water
wilderness, in the city of Newark
I love the hills
I love the Devon
I love the converted boat in the city of Newark
The hills are like a massive fortress
which is like the river Devon
in the city of Newark
I love the market I love church
I love the queen of sconce where Oliver Cromwell fired his bullets
which hit the church
On September the 1st
Now you see the wonders of Newark, people are like butterfly calm and gentle
floating to and from the city of Newark
BY JAMES CHRISTIAN
I love the castle, I love the river
I love the city, Of Newark
The castle is like a big wall of history, next to the river which is like a massive water
wilderness, in the city of Newark
I love the hills, I love the Devon, love the converted boat in the city of Newark
The hills are like a massive fortress, which is like the river of Devon, in the city of Newark
I love the market I love church
I love the queen of sconce where Oliver Cromwell fired his bullets which hit the church
On September the 1st
Now you see the wonders of Newark, people are like butterfly calm and gentle floating to
and from the city of Newark
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