Who am I? I am a figure from history.
Marvels of the World I wrote.
Fantina, Bellela and Moretta will gloat.
These are my three daughters who kept me afloat.
They never did accompany me on travels or boat.
I saw the Mongol Empire and China too.
Recorded my exotic exploits and travels in 1292.
My books number over thirty-two.
So many to some, but so little to a few.
I was a trade, an explorer and writer in my day.
Christopher Columbus asked for advice along the way.
I met my true love Donata in the month of May.
What else could I tell you? What else could I say?
I traveled The Silk Road and met Kublai Khan.
He got an enormous kick about the road I was on.
Some of my original writings are totally gone
But some of the stuff is as brilliant as any sweet swan.
I only wrote about half of what in my travels I saw.
I traveled to China and Japan, and I was totally raw.
I drew some pictures, but I do not really cleverly draw.
One thing for sure, I stayed on my toes, and was always in awe!
