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Big Ben Poems - Poems about Big Ben


Premium Member At the Third Stroke
"At the Third Stroke. It will be four, four, and 40 seconds, precisely." "At the Third Stroke. It will be four, four, and 55 seconds, precisely." Old timers like me can remember when time was voiced on the telephone when you dialed '1984'. To get the 'Speaking Clock'! or were told the time in tolls of local church bells. or the number of...

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Categories: big ben, grandfather, time,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Rightly Vexed
We know that the English are rightly vexed Queen Mary we bought; London Bridge annexed Big Ben's up for bidding So's the Thames, we aren't kidding Then London and Leeds and Stonehenge are next 11/23/22...

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Categories: big ben, humor,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Until the Darkness Returns
Until the Darkness Returns David J Walker This is taking forever Said the wall clock as if annoyed by time Stop watching the time clock The stopwatch shouted ironically Unable to control itself Big Ben is the natural God of London Announcing Himself on the hour In a cartoon voice Its Ragtime bragged the rags covered in discarded motor oil distinguished...

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Categories: big ben, allegory,
Form: Rhyme
Mighty Big Ben
A big "if" get a whiff Me? zero. my hero... Ben Franklin wise statesman scientist columnist. Ben's passwords - Poor Richard's crackerjack almanack. Did Silence Dogood sense women's rights and insights? Philly fire would inspire Ben's brilliance - insurance Self-taught, thence Ben invents bifocals smart mogul. Next project he'd perfect ladder chair with step stair. Millionaire takes a dare Kites and keys lightning please. A new hat diplomat Ben would dance off to France. Death's closed door eighty-four Famous men admire Ben. September 18, 2020 rewritten March 9, 2021 for contest: If I Were Famous.. sponsor:...

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Categories: big ben, 11th grade, history, memorial,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Big Ben
The clock strikes twelve On New Year's Eve Bringing in a brand new year Does this change the status quo The answer's no I fear Unless attitudes are changed And politicians use of power A striking clock, won't bring in change No matter what the hour Unless we are more caring And share with one and other The New Year won't bring in change It will be...

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Categories: big ben, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Big Ben, Iconic Concrete
Categories: big ben, culture, history, tribute,
Form: Concrete
On Stopping Big Ben
On Stopping Big Ben Our bell is silent now; Silence marks the passing of each hour. The tower has no comment, makes no sound Despite thirteen tons of primeval power. Our bell is silent now; The sun dimmed in mute protestation The day it stopped, the day life turned Into a sentence lacking punctuation. Our bell is silent now; It used to speak, same call...

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Categories: big ben, england, eulogy, freedom, political,
Form: Elegy
Big Ben - Hymnal Octave
The tower’s high with striking chime its clangor resonates. With face of time now widely seen clock’s scene thus viewed dictates. Its dial white looks free of grime new cleaning time awaits . Loud presence yea with polished sheen our day it regulates...

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Categories: big ben, england,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Big Ben
The time has come for all good men To come your senses and leave the den Start acting like the ladies Do stuff a little shady Like over-stuffed bras to attract our “Big Ben”...

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Categories: big ben, fun,
Form: Limerick
Big Ben
Ding dong..., Bell dings, From, Big Ben, Building!...

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Categories: big ben, beauty, city, environment,
Form: Light Verse
Big Ben Blues
I courted a British lady Whose name was Sadie O'Grady She took off her drawers I exclaimed ‘Oh good lord!’ You sure ain’t no LADY, matey!...

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Categories: big ben, funny,
Form: Limerick
Big Ben
Time. It seems there is never enough. I wonder how this could be . After all aren't we able to tell time to slow down every once in awhile? Why do we live in such dark times? Is it not us who invented clocks and not vise versa? An untimely betrayal by our...

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Categories: big ben, life
Form: I do not know?
Snow On Big Ben
The freezing glass shivered as the clock handle stroke, snow on Big Ben, just like you see in the books. As the pages opened, from spring it started and flipped through summer, autumn then came winter’s heart. She remembered the bright sunflowers of spring, glowing Big Ben, just like you see in the books. The blazing sun of summer...

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Categories: big ben, nature, peace, placesautumn,
Form: I do not know?
Big Ben Is Set Free
Stone hands slide across wooden faces, With a timeless intention, Of man’s damnation, To glimpse at a movement, Searching for salvation, We stand in lashing winds, Of spoken rage, And caress the moment, Before, The wheat grain, Slips, Away, And desperate housewives, Transmute into schizophrenic princesses, Waltzing through a ballroom palace, Stone hands capture each breath, And inside glass bottles, They chime, Then fall on disciples, Time stops, Life, Dies…...

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Categories: big ben, confusion,
Form: Free verse

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