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William Shakespeare - Sonnet XV111

November 2nd 2008 01:38

Shakespeare sonnet 18







Sonnets of William Shakespeare

Sonnet 18

XVIII.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.




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Comment by Nevar

November 2nd 2008 01:46

Comment by katyzzz

November 2nd 2008 02:11
Ah, Nevar, I'm surprised to find you like these things, too. What a coincidence!

Comment by Nevar

November 2nd 2008 02:40

Comment by katyzzz

November 2nd 2008 02:51
Yes, I was surprized to see a comment by anon on Global citizen, why not go there?

Comment by KC Hill

November 2nd 2008 02:51
A little bit of culture to brighten up the day. Thank you.

Comment by katyzzz

November 2nd 2008 02:53

Comment by Lady Henrietta Muddling

November 2nd 2008 04:10
Poems don't start any better than this:

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

It's very Canticle of Canticles-ish. Or Lamentations-ish.

To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee?

I'm in agreement with KC HIll. Something to break up the posts about the US Elections and personal angst posts is a welcome change to:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May

Comment by katyzzz

November 2nd 2008 04:33
Thanks, Lady Potter, I love this type of blog, pinch stuff that others may be attracted to and get a writer's rating. Just my style.

Who better than the old bard himself.

Comment by Lilla

November 24th 2008 11:58
Katyz,

Davids beaten me to it again, so I can only echo his sentiments. No matter, I love the opening line and again that the rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.

A lovely note for me to retire on,

Thankee.

Lilla ...

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