Guy Fawkes

On November the 5^th  in Britain we try,

To remember an event, by burning a Guy.

Fireworks are lit, in the darkness of night,

Bursting like flowers with colours so bright.

Rockets explode high up the sky,

But does anyone today, know the real reason why?

In London the politicians were greedy and fat,

It was decided to kill them, right there, where they sat.

Guy Fawkes and his men came up with a plot,

Whilst parliament sat, they would blow up the lot.

They broke into tunnels that went under the street,

Placed barrels of powder, right under their feet.

Thirty Six barrels were placed in a row,

and primed with the fuses, already to blow.

But Guy did not know there would soon be a hitch,

As one of the gang, it seems, was a snitch.

The alarm was raised, and Guardsmen were brought

He tried to escape, but Guy, he was caught.

He was hung by the neck until he was dead,

But not only that, they cut off his head.

Before end of day and the rise of the moon,

His stomach was sliced and his guts were all strewn.

They still were not happy, so, just to be sure,

The rest of his body was cut into four.

(This is known as Hung Drawn and Quartered) a very gruesome way to die.      Picture from Bing

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