John Singleton Copley, American
The Artist’s Mother, Reminiscing About Banging Ben Franklin, 1771
Oil on canvas
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #94 (2/8/11)
Artist info is pointed to in my comment at another blog entry.
/// Mary, widow of H. Devereaux,
reminisced of their tryst long ago.
They’d smoked hemp the whole night;
Ben got high as a kite.
When they “sparked” Franklin set her aglow.
/// Friends of Franklin asked him to remark:
what in Mary had kindled his spark?
“She is older and plain,
but I’d never complain
since all cats appear grey in the dark.”
/// More advantages Franklin would mention:
Older women enjoy your attention.
Their experience, too,
can bring pleasure to you,
and no need for child-bearing prevention.
/// Mary Devereux’s grateful that she
wasn’t of the petite bourgeoisie.
Not the prim prudish sort,
(never sold herself short),
‘ere she married, she let him Humphrey.
/// Even now Mary’s whole body quivers
to recall how Ben’s touch gave her shivers.
For the U.S. Postmaster,
the mail doesn’t come faster,
but for fee mail, Ben always delivers.