Renaissance Song

Verse 1:
The Medici were a powerful family,
Until Cosimo got accused of heresy.
Maybe this was the end of their legacy.
There was a feud between them and the Albizzi.
So many twist in life that it makes you dizzy.
Bribe the guards to let him out,
Then chilled inside his house.
Influencing art,
Lorenzo de Medici was the start.

Chorus:
This was a time that was all about art.
It was expensive, cost more than a car.
The music played was harmonious.
If you don't know who played it, then it's anonymous.
The Dark Ages are finally gone.
Now lets all have some fun.
Let's have some fun before we're done.

Verse 2:
Michelangelo adopted by Lorenzo.
Was he famous? I guess so.
He went from David to Moses to the Sistine Chapel,
I don't think I can beat him at drawing an apple.
Brunelleschi built the dome.
A dome that people could watch all the way from their home.
The Florence Cathedral is where it's at,
For proof you can look it up on Google Maps.

Chorus:
This was a time that was all about art.
It was expensive, cost more than a car.

The music played was harmonious.
If you don't know who played it, then it's anonymous.

The Dark Ages are finally gone.
Now lets have all some fun.
Let's have some fun before we're done.

Verse 3:
Shakespeare was the guy that wrote the plays and poems.
Yeah I guess I know him.
Leonardo da Vinci was into anatomy.
Some of his notes were based on analogy.
His death was a catastrophe.
He found what the doctors see.
Like how we all go to pee.
And how we're able to gleek,
and how we're able to speak.

Chorus x2:

This was a time that was all about art.
It was expensive, cost more than a car.
The music played was harmonious.
If you don't know who played it, then it's anonymous.
The Dark Ages are finally gone.
Now lets all have some fun.
Let's have some fun before we're done.

POEMS FROM THE RENAISSANCE

HAIKU

Florence Cathedral

Filippo Bruneleschi

He did make the dome.

ABC POEM    

Authoritative were the Medici

Because they were so rich

Clamors got so loud

Died and rope got hitched

Every art was good

Florence, Italy was important

Getting out of the hood

Heresy was illegal

Interacting through messages

Just wants their precious like Smeagol

Killing Guilliano de Medici

Leo X was the pope once

Medici family were rulers

THE END

THE DOME

     After the safari in Florence, I decided to go back longer in time to help Filippo Brunelleschi build the dome in the Florence Cathedral. I want to do this because I really don't have anything else to do, and I want to know what it's like to work at a high elevation. I grabbed a whole bunch of bricks and tools I have stored (don't think I hoard them) and got into my jet and flew back in time.
     I met up with the church official and Filippo Brunelleschi. I asked if I could help them build the dome on the Florence cathedral and they said yes. I took out all my bricks and tools and got as high as I could to help build the dome. We were half way done until we noticed something. How could we support it? We decided to stop building until we found a solution. If we do not finish, there's a possibility of the church becoming bankrupt after they patronized this project. This was a very tough task to complete.
     Filippo and I have been trying to find a way to support the dome. We started to haggle over who's idea would work the best. Of course I know what Filippo's idea was, because I'm from the future. Since I don't want to ruin the future and take his fame, I chose a wrong idea and let him choose the right idea for how he will support the dome.
      This is the day were we test out our ideas. My idea, was that we support it with hay. We got some hay and stacked one brick on it and guess what happened. The hay bent and broke. It was Brunelleschi's turn to try his idea. He said that the dome will support itself. He said that by building two domes, the weight would be supported more. He showed me using eggs. He smashed eggs and proved that the dome of the egg supports itself. We tried this and worked for months. We tried to work fast and hard, because of bad weather that was coming. In months, the dome was done. I thanked Brunelleschi and the church for letting me help them, and then I left back home.
     When I got home, I ate some cereal and thought, I learned something. I learned that I am not a good architect. Why would I support buildings with hay. After thinking, I decided to go and get better at my architect skills, so I can build a house for homeless people that are nice. I sat down on my couch and watched Popeye the Sailor Man until I fell asleep.