Guy Fawkes, contemporary engraving (1605)
"Remember, remember the Fifth of November, / Gunpowder, treason and plot." —traditional Guy Fawkes rhyme
I chanted this ditty as a boy,
Pulling Guy on my little wagon,
To meet his bonfire fate.
Grownups smiled at my toy.
They'd taught me the tradition.
—I was, you see, just eight!
November 5, 2024