Bri Edwards History Poems

Moses got the "LAWS" from God (or so some believe) …
when ‘Moe" climbed a hill alone (he had no ‘Eve') .
All ten laws were carved in stone, as I remember,
one for each month of the year (minus March and September) .
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My father had an ancestor in France....
who did clean-up after each beheading.
One gal's neck was too tough, and she lived.
Not long after was his and her wedding.
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I’m not a history buff at all, ……BUT I’ve heard some stories ……
about some of history’s most grievous moments, and some …..of its glories.
I’ll repeat several of the grievous moments for you now to hear.
Some of you may scoff at them, while some may shed a tear.
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Many things influence one's life; how profound is THAT?
And such "things", big or small, are the topics of this little ‘chat'.
Some of them influence us ….even BEFORE we've been born ….
such as who our parents are. [Can you imagine yours being goats or corn! ? ]
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A yak's a large cow found in Asia,
somewhere it gets cold, not Malaysia,
near Polo's route of silk
(he stopped for yak milk) .
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To me, 'History' is what has come 'Before' now,
whether it be about this or that, or when or how.
And, as I think most humans now would do,
when I think of history, I think also of Me and YOU.
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I sent off as suggested, my first effort to my Italian friend Carmi.
She read it and then requested something 'lower key'; to me that's Irish blarney!
I had mentioned, first time, Ben Franklin's affection for The Turkey; she thought THAT was nice.
I didn't mind naming Ben the first time around; this will make it twice.
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