Historical Haiku
Macbeth
Thane as the next man,
wed Gruach, died peacfully,
trashed by history.
Robert Falcon Scott
Hero underdog,
was Pole-axed, found with British
frozen upper lip.
Doctor Crippen
Helped the telegraph,
but mainly famed as husband
who lost his patients.
Elizabeth Taylor
For marriage guidance
telephone Liz: ring, ring, ring
ring, ring, ring, ring, ring.
Sid Vicious
Fatal Nancy-boy,
hero on heroin, Sid
transit gloria.
Black Beauty
Never quite knackered;
a foal and his mummy are,
alas, soon parted.