William Shakespeare: An Ageless Bard Poem by Dr. Yogesh Sharma

Born on April 23,1564;
Brought up and Baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon:
Father was a booming businessman,
And his mother was the lass of a landlord.

Was third of six offspring,
Two older sisters and three younger brothers,
Lived in a big abode on Henley Street,
And attended grammar school to learn poetry, history, Greek, and Latin.

Married Anne Hathaway at eighteen,
Eight year older to the bard,
Added three kids: Susanna,
And twins Hammet and Judith.

Ageless bard, playwright, and performer;
Bard of Avon penned plays thirty-eight,
Sonnets hundred fifty four,
And narrative poems two and verses.

Toiled and performed in London,
Amid 1585 and 1592,
Owned a theatre Lord Chamberlain's Men,
Later known as the King's Men.

Retired to Stratford-upon-Avon, yet again;
More or less in 1613, at the age forty nine;
Ageless pen and voice was silenced forever,
On 23 April,1616, at the age 52.