Best Big Ben Poems

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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Ding dong...,

Bell dings,

From,

Big Ben,

Building!...

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I
                             am
               ...

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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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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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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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...

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"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...

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