1933 - Annus Mirabilis
By luigi_pagano
Sat, 04 May 2019
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From what I hear
nineteen-thirty-three
was a terrible year.
nineteen-thirty-three
was a terrible year.
Reading the news
of that turbulent age
might give us the blues.
of that turbulent age
might give us the blues.
There was turmoil
all round the world
and on German soil.
all round the world
and on German soil.
A Teutonic evil,
having got into power,
was bent on upheaval.
having got into power,
was bent on upheaval.
Was full of aggression
and under his regime
Jews suffered repression.
and under his regime
Jews suffered repression.
A powerful earthquake
hit Honshu in Japan;
3000 died in its wake.
hit Honshu in Japan;
3000 died in its wake.
Nearly 100 were slain
when political violence
erupted in Spain,
when political violence
erupted in Spain,
The Great Depression
drove many countries
into recession.
drove many countries
into recession.
Poverty and malcontent
were responsible
for global ferment.
were responsible
for global ferment.
So let us forget
this unhappy year
and no longer fret.
this unhappy year
and no longer fret.
© Luigi Pagano 2019
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That was a difficult year you
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That was a difficult year you got! Well done for making something positive come from it
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