"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Poetry Jam November 20, 2013


Illuminating
Franklin's discoveries
Edison did more
Than fly a kite
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Both Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison were 
brilliant ( no pun intended) inventors.
One of Benjamin Franklin's many inventions was the lightning rod
and while Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb,
he did invent the first commercially practical 
incandescent light bulb. 

Thanks to Alan for Poetry Jam's Lightning Theme
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14 comments:

  1. its somewhat funny how we simplify history...i bet you would find quite a few students that would say edison did the light bulb

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  2. Very interesting and informative.

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  3. Things get cloudy in history at times. Yes they do.

    Have a terrific day. ☺

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  4. :) Very nice amalgamation of science and poetry.

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  5. Edison made it possible for us to actually use it.

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  6. Very clever take on 'lightning.'

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  7. Franklin was quite the inventor himself, and each generation stands on what the generation before did. Your poem points to that very well indeed.

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  8. ZAP ... you're it!

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  9. Nice and informative poem, Kathe!

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  10. Always learning something new every time I come by to visit!

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  11. Franklin was a pretty amazing guy.

    Hope you had a great Thursday!

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  12. I was thinking about Ben Franklin and the lightning when I was coming up with my own poem! Some of these inventions have changed life so much.

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  13. flying a kite is just the start of the story. I like this and the way it makes you think.

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