Dear Shakespeare

Dear Shakespeare, 
How did you manage?
I remember reading Rome and Juliet at fifteen.
Tragic it was;
Yet a beautiful tale
A tale of two lovers unknowingly saving generations to come.

Dear Shakespeare,
How did you imagine that?
I remember reading Hamlet
Tragedy again it was
So sad yet so alive
One could actually imagine being there.

Dear Shakespeare,
How did you write that?
I remember reading Macbeth
Dark, dark story
Intriguing at the same time.
A woman’s power diluted by a man’s foolishness.

Dear Shakespeare
How did you manage?
How did you imagine that?
How did you write that?
How I would love to be the bearer of such a mind
How I would love to write half as good as you.

Dear Shakespeare,
Here is to you;
The greatest writer, 
The writer who inspired me,
The writer whose work 398 years later still flows.

Dear Shakespeare,
With a glass of champagne here is to you
And here is to me for half of your work,
I’m yet to read and learn from.
So again Shakespeare here is to you. 
The greatest writer of all time.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Bankson Avatar
July 1, 2016 at 7:53 AM
Thank you for the read.Every book in front of me is Shakespeare besides Poe.Love your style on this and of course Mr.Bill..New fan.Jai
Bateman Avatar
October 12, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Herzel, Very well-done here. Your studied tribute to the greatest English poet of all time has the joy of all of us who've read him feel. I know that Shakespeare has inspired me greatly over the years. Best Wishes and Cheers, Gary
Nigros Avatar
July 22, 2014 at 9:38 AM
DEAR HERZEL, YOU ARE AMAZING.
Pen Avatar
June 13, 2014 at 2:54 AM
I studied Shakespeare too and I hated the old english but I must agree that the stories were great. Good poem
Fraser Avatar
May 30, 2014 at 8:37 AM
A wonderful tribute to the best of the best, well written, blessings Carl
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