Freshman ancient history class:

A Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Was locked away in a stone crypt.
When he found he was dead,
He looked around and he said,
"Where're my riches and soldiers? I've been gypped!

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A haughty old Indian Brahmin
Looked out at the poor sudras farmin'
He noticed that they
Had a lot of good hay,
And took it (It was a bad omen).

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And expressing my frustration with writing:

So many ideas I've got!
I've often constructed a plot,
But as soon as I write,
Then it's gone, out of sight!
I can't write as fast as I thought.