Columbus Day, we have off school and jobs
to do about our leisure what we please.
But who has stopped to think about the man,
who ventured west with dreams of India's lands.
Instead, he stumbled on a foriegn shore;
Met distant tribes, vast colonies of men
who no more could judge him than he could guess
his voyage, change the world for Europe's gain.
But in his travels another story rests
covered, quiet, groggy, yet present still.
Disease, new pests, and culture would reign death
on native peoples lives they knew before.
Fair history students, keep in mind both sides--
Remember costly victories on this day.
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