Birthday: Hilaire Belloc

Hilaire Belloc

 

Birth: July 27, 1870

Death: July 16, 1953

It’s his 142nd birthday!

You know him because – he wrote some very interesting poems. If you haven’t heard of him, that’s not too shocking. See one of his poems below. It’s more of a nice poem than the one I was thinking of – check out Matilda.

The Yak by Hilaire Belloc

As a friend to children, commend me the Yak;

You will find it exactly the thing;

It will carry and fetch, you can ride on its back,

Or lead it about with a string.

 

The Tartar who dwells on the plains of Thibet

(A desolate region of snow),

Has for centuries made it a nursery pet,

And surely the Tartar should know!

 

Then  tell your papa where the Yak can be got,

And if he is awfully rich,

He will buy you the creature – or else he will not

(I cannot be positive which).