The
passing of time
Expressed
in rhyme
Is
I think sublime.
Wordsworth’s
fervour
Was
in Mother Nature,
He
spilled his pen ink
To
make you so think.
We
can shed a tear
For
Shakespeare,
He
was in sorrow
For
a Juliet morrow.
Lord
Byron often wrote
About
being quite broke,
He
enjoyed female company
And
duly bedded so many.
The
sonnet has lasted many ages,
Poems
on plenty of historic pages
We
are still so pleasantly reading
The
pieces they were aptly writing.
Will
they stand the test of our time –
I
hope so as I think they are fine.
©
Andrew Stevenson 10/11/2018
Thank you. Love love, Andrew.
You mentioned three of my favorite poets, Andrew! I remember reading the funniest thing ~ I think it was in an exhibit about women in science in the Treasures Room of the British Library in London. Lord Byron's wife encouraged their daughter to become a mathematician because she couldn't stand another poet in the family. Byron actually abandoned his wife and daughter about a month after the daughter was born, and that was definitely not funny.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Louise. Lord Byron was a clever, drunken lout on the pull with loose women. Sorry he wasn't a good Father to his child. Blessings to you. Love love, Andrew.
DeleteShelley was a good poet, used to live in an apartment once woned by his son also called Percy. Here in Boscombe there is an area named by different poets and writters,
ReplyDeleteLoved your verse as always.
Yvonne.
Thank you Yvonne for your kind response, it is most welcomed. I was brought up on 'Poets Corner'. Blessings to you. Love love, Andrew.
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