This Day in History Entry #113
April 12th, 2011 by Wordsman
Try to put yourself in Yuri’s place
Just imagine what he had to face
But it must have been fun
Riding in Vostok One
And becoming the first man in space
Event: Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space
Year: 1961
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_1
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4 Comments »
April 12th, 2011 at 8:14 am
I like it a lot, but doesn’t the meter work better if you just drop the word “try” from line 1?
April 12th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
I’m not sure what you mean. It’s 9-9-6-6-9 for syllables and nothing seems emphasized weirdly to me.
April 15th, 2011 at 9:38 am
Then drop “try,” “just” and “and.”
I like 8 beat lines better than 9.
April 17th, 2011 at 11:07 am
Then write your own history limericks.