Guy Fawkes

It may seem strange to celebrate
A man who met an awful fate
For trying a most ghastly thing,
To blow up Parliament and King.
But Guy Fawkes did, and still today
He is remembered, with the way
He set about to gain his aims
To rid the country of King James
Along with all the country's lords
As details of the plot records.
And though he failed, and they were saved,
His name and deeds are all engraved
On people's minds, so every year,
As November fifth draws near
They build a bonfire, make a guy,
Bring fireworks to light up the sky.
And though he lived so long ago
His name is one most people know;
And there is little doubt that he
Looms large in England's history.