Columbus Day
is coming up in the United States on October 13th. It celebrates when
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas on October 12th, 1492.
Here is the
most popular Columbus Day poem in the US. It’s used to help teach the history
of Columbus.
IN 1492
In fourteen
hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
He had three
ships and left from Spain;
He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.
He sailed by
night; he sailed by day;
He used the stars to find his way.
A compass
also helped him know
How to find the way to go.
Ninety
sailors were on board;
Some men worked while others snored.
Then the
workers went to sleep;
And others watched the ocean deep.
Day after day
they looked for land;
They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand.
October 12
their dream came true,
You never saw a happier crew!
“Indians!
Indians!” Columbus cried;
His heart was filled with joyful pride.
But “India”
the land was not;
It was the Bahamas, and it was hot.
The Arakawa
natives were very nice;
They gave the sailors food and spice.
Columbus
sailed on to find some gold
To bring back home, as he’d been told.
He made the
trip again and again,
Trading gold to bring to Spain.
The first
American? No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was bright.
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