Sonnet #38, by William Shakespeare

maybe he was being just a bit sarcastic...

I really loved how you read that Sonnet. Really! It was just wonderful! Thank you! =D

did you send your friend some donuts? I have found that can help. Literature is fine, but donuts can augment the verse quite a bit. They are also compact, and a fairly intimate gift. They can be dense as well, some are subtle in flavor, but they do lack a certain depth that poetry supplies. So as I said, they are a good supplement, not necessarily a substitute. When my cat Molotov is feeling low I buy him a donut and play some Bach on the piano. (He just loathes Beethoven for some reason)

Well, Bill I wish I knew how to call on number 10-- I think I would settle for 1-9 even.. Guess Im not worth of purusel..

My old friend Urgelt... beautifully done as always.

Thanks, OLM.

I am considering putting up a Shakespeare sonnet on youtube. Please could you advise me on how to best present the lines? Also please could you watch my two videos and tell me what you think?

If you're doing stage swordfighting, you're serious about acting. That's hard work.

The sonnets are not like Shakespeare's plays. They are intimate and close, spoken to a single person; thoughtful and reflective, not booming or dramatic. They are also complicated and nuanced.

In my view, this suits them for a paced, careful reading, giving every word its full expression. The worst thing you can do is rip through a sonnet too fast and too loudly.

A beautiful thought, wojiwodj.