THY verse is like a cool and shady well
Lying a-dream within some moss-walled close
Far from the common way, where violets doze
In green-deep grass beside the sweet hare-bell.
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O king! majestical in thy decline As in thy Spring, —might such an end be mine! ........greatly tribute
There is a royal restraint in thy sad rhyme, Dis-calmèd calm, and passion passionless, And mellowed is all taint of bitterness Into the harmony of that still time The great Schakespeare. tony
A master piece dedicated to a master poet so well crafted I am speechless 10++++
There is a royal restraint in thy sad rhyme, Dis-calmèd calm, and passion passionless, .../// it's greatest tribute poem on the sonnet of the great W. Shakespeare.........../// like it
When leaves are yellowing in the sallow sun And evening’s bloom is flush across the sky, When haggard summer tottereth in his run And gracious moist-eyed autumn draweth nigh.....haunting expression. Beautiful poem.
A more perfect poem could not have been chosen as classic poem of the day. Shakespeare would have been proud of the sonnet you penned in recognition of his great sonnet contribution.
And each wayfarer as he stoopeth there Doth spy a face that is most like his own, So weary and—ah me! —so woe-begone That almost he forgetteth his deep care.. a very fine poem. tony
A glowing tribute to Shakespeare and his creative genius. This poem in itself a great poem worthy of classic poem of the day.
An humble, respectful and wholesome tribute to Shakespeare and his creative genius. My sincere thanks to George William.
In green-deep grass! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
A lovely say on Shakespeare's sonnets, especially the couplet that ends it.
'When leaves are yellowing in the sallow sun And evening’s bloom is flush across the sky, When haggard summer tottereth in his run And gracious moist-eyed autumn draweth nigh' - Loved this quatrain the most.