Best Benjamin Poems

A little moon for Benjamin
For Benjamin the moon
Which casts itself upon his face
Tonight when it is full 
In a magic transformation
That illuminates, in depth
A purer...

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Benjamin Franklin was known for many a-things
Longing for reality to spring from his dreams
On a wild stormy night made a discovery
A dastardly magic called electricity!

However...

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I wish I could be 
like Benjamin Button
Me oh my 
wouldn’t that be sumthin
My hair would grow thicker 
no longer thin and grey
From winter’s cold...

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The first three lines of this verse are the magicicada — additional letters are put in for effect. Perhaps you see a kite? 


FRANKLY BENJAMIN

electricity
even...

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I wished to improve on my character so,
I looked for a model to go by.
I studied the habits of men great and tall,
For one who...

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I wished to improve on my character so,
I looked for a model to go by.
I studied the habits of men great and tall,
For one who...

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No Maria -
when a Bernstein motif lingers.
No rosary beads -
they'll simply slip 
through bourbon-stained fingers.
God carved the seven continents,
with skillful guise, 
and Puccini cries.
Adam's rib...

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Benjamin Franklin
  He  found electricity to be  quite shockin'
 But if we had taken Ben's word
 The turkey would be our national...

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BENJAMIN BLUE

Benjamin Blue lost his shoe.
He called to his mother, “What should I do?”

His mother said, “Look under your bed”
But as he did, he bumped...

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One of my grandsons, name of Benjamin
He likes eating toast made with cinnamon
But uses his wits
To not eat his grits
Then excuses himself like a gentleman...

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You were much more than a man with a kite and a key.
By being a founding father of a new country,
your signature can be seen...

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN   composer extraordinaire
        by Victoria Anderson-Throop

Benjie Britten’s fame is long
David Beckam of the song
Carols danced...

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All my contemporaries care greatly about such things as self gain, and securing a spot in 
heaven; while I could care less about those sort...

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notification of fire evacuation 
     slated to occur 
April 12th, 2018 (between the hours 
     of 9:00 am and 12 pm) did spur
me to validate Google...

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Benjamin Buffalo came on my tele show
For he had written a book
The world’s oldest Buffalo with tales of long ago
Gave a retrospective look

I asked Benji...

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