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The playwright

It is the finest tool that man has owned
The true embodiment of every thought
Until he lived the edge was never honed
Mankind was sitting waiting to be taught
He told the tale of all it is to be
In words that burn his vision in the mind
He used his pen to set the language free
In ways no mortal poet ought to find
He may have gone but lives with us each day
Will never die while men have need of speech
We use his gift in most of what we say
His genius is always kept in reach
  The wordsmith from a humble Midland town
  Who wrote the gems that decorate the crown

Author notes

OK so someone had to have the brass neck to do this one.


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  • Purrsanthema
    August 5
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    I love your author's notes! I love the poem!

  • Bad Bill
    May 5, 2008
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    Good tribute to Bill the Bard and a pleasure to read.
    Nice one!

    Bill

  • ecrivain01
    May 3, 2008

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    My, you are improving ...

    all the time. If you'd punctuate these, I'd be tempted to solicit some of them for Sonnetto Poesia.


    • cricketjeff gold member
      May 3, 2008
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      Solicit away and I'll try to remember where the squiggles should go!
      I suspect I worked harder on this one than any sonnet I have written before.

      And as the judge I don't even get a chance to win!!!


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    May 3, 2008

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    No no - brass neck is keeping on shoving in entries to your own ruddy contest, ye boy ye!


  • Amera gold member
    May 3, 2008

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    Very good Jeff! Too bad you're a Judge in this contest. If Shakespeare is given credit for inventing the English language; you should be given credit for bastardizing it. (Just kidding) I love it and you!

    Love,
    Amera♥


  • Corvus Corone
    May 3, 2008

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    You have done one of the greats great, Jeff. Ack its one of my heroes of English Literature I am biased.


  • crazymomma
    May 2, 2008
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    So is this about shakespeare? I like it.

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