I was not sure HOW to title this.. The Washington Post has a weekly contest in the Style section called "The Style Invitational"....the new contest is great, but the OLD one where winners are posted are wonderful this week...
"Report from Week 529, in which you were asked to recast a well-known document or principle in a four-line rhyme:

several winners:(copied & pasted for those who don't click links)

Darwin's "Origin of Species"

Bacteria, slime, mold, yeast,
Jellyfish, shark, wildebeest,
Monkey, chimp, ape, man.
Face it, folks, there was no plan.

(Richard Lempert, Arlington)


The Bush Doctrine:

Out in the world is an axis of evil
Who'd give us all their worst-
Because of this it's now okay
For us to do it first.

(Michael Simon, Gaithersburg)

President Bush's economic stimulus package:

Claim your big refund,
And deduct your Hummer.
What's that? You're not rich?
Oh, man, that's a bummer.

....there are more..*grin*