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  • Apr. 20th, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Shakespeare
As mine eyes gaze upon walls adjacent
and catch glimpse of yon White Sox calendar,
I warm with a measure of elation
and spy the date, twenty into April.
But wilst thou join in my celebration?
Wilst thou commemorate that true genius?
Stricken by awe and pure concentration,
I craft my offering to thine words past.
Today we celebrate the creation
of words and prose that withstand and endure
the ravages of time, from thence nascent.
And I shalt echo my best, thine speakings.
Verily, friends, there is nothing too hard:
Toss modern away, and speak like the Bard.

Or, in English, today is apparently annual Talk Like Shakespeare Day! As I am unskilled in such things, I decided to write a sonnet and throw in things like "Lo, and verily, and thus and thence." I think it works. Hey, it's no Talk Like A Pirate Day, but it's something.

April 20th is also a holiday for another sort, and I wish them all a very happy day with no shortages of the various things they enjoy. They know what I mean. And, if you don't, there may additional clues hidden within this entry.

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[info]cookie_simone wrote:
Apr. 20th, 2009 11:28 pm (UTC)
Wow, what a fantastic poem. It's probably the best thing ever written. I think you should ditch that geology crap and try to make it as a full time poet. Because people will totally pay you for stuff like this. Totally.
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