Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day - Shakespeare recited by earthypig

I was 18 when I first came across this sonnet and I liked it so much that I memorized it and recited it to myself whenever I walked through Central Park...
So although it's 25 years later I only had to read it a few times to re-memorize it...

I tag Mobby, Clo, Curefantastic, Fian, Rad, Kid, Ekajrado, Ilikenuman, Ieghairdude, 2011masssuicide, Isabel the older Boxxysister who shares the same birthday as me (!), thedefendingchampi to recite a poem (could be anything in verse, like song lyrics) of their choice (try to memorize it ~ if it's long you can memorize just a small portion of it) ^_^

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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 golden complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair some time declines,
By chance or by nature's changing course untrimm'd:

But thy eternal Summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of the fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st :
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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[MultiMagic123]

So Lovely Earthy, I like it so much!!!!, This goes directly to my favs...Regards from Peru

Jossie

[earthypig]

muchas gracias jossie.... ^_^ !

[Toracube]

Actually I am more like a Winter's night.

The truth shall out and I will be quick of it,

Dearest Piglet, forsooth a commoner jests with thee,

And takes comfort in the muse...

For news comes of some emails sent,

Know not I , where my night went.

But comfort to be known,

That my affection for you shown.

Tora doffs his cap, bows, and leaves stage left...

(See.. Anybody can write like that guy.) LOL

[earthypig]

lol..... ^_^

[irateuup]

phyve starz - da bard iz da original king ov pop

[earthypig]

lol.... yes.... dephinitely...!

[Alexandermeister]

Lovely, passionate recital.  Well done!

[VViP30U7]

your voice is lovely :)

[freddiecintron]

Neat.

Excellent.

:3



[iwannabelikeyou]

Hello from Norway :D

Very beautiful reciting of the sonnet :)

Love <3

[dhatje]

You recited that beautifully. In early January in the UK it's good to be reminded of a Summer's day :0)

[irateuup]

sank u babi <3