Rio Jansen Poet Rhyme

I sometimes wonder if Shakespeare cried

I sometimes wonder if Shakespeare cried
when he wrote a scene where the main character died.
Or was he so consumed by his art
that he could keep fiction and reality apart,
and write those torturous scenes perfectly dry-eyed?

Companion poem

I sometimes wonder who was there
the day Shakespeare finished writing King Lear.
Was he at home with his Annie?
Or was he drunk off his fanny
in the Tabard Inn, stroking the dark lady's hair?

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Lin Lane July 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM I could envision him in both scenarios and many more. His genres covered a plethora of life’s realities… tragic and humorous. If not for syllable count, your verses would be Limericks. Well written, Rio.