Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Clerihew

Benny Mussolini

Benito Mussolini was known to folks in Italo as Il Duce.

   But they became disenchanted and hanged him with a noosey!

He was strung upside down with Clara Petacci his moll!

   'Twas an ignominious finale for his closing curtain call!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Robert Pettit January 28, 2012 at 6:37 PM Some of Adolf's boys saved him the first time, but Benny was not so lucky the second time. Another great clerihew Bob.

Gwendolen Song January 22, 2012 at 9:25 AM Oh wow....this one is making me gasp for air!! How did you come up with this one!??...I do declare...you are a master of this historical stuff..I just posted one for my ole football poet, YOU!!....check it out, Bob. Gwendolen

Poet Destroyer A January 18, 2012 at 7:13 PM yes.. you are rocking the soup..I agree with Carol, on the bottom... a great one,..p.d.

Russell Sivey January 18, 2012 at 2:52 PM You are doing awesome with all of these Clerihew, Bob! Crazy, the amount of them flooding the Soup now...very awesome...and just think, you did it! Great work!!

David Williams January 18, 2012 at 2:18 PM Bob spot on, I can't keep up with them all now..David

Barbara Gorelick January 18, 2012 at 1:23 PM You are the funniest man...your cracking me up...Im going to try this clerihew thing! BG

Carol Sunshine Brown January 18, 2012 at 12:19 PM Your rocking the soup Bob. Loved reading your amazing poetry today. Love, Carol