Long Stratford on avon Poems

I am a descendant of Greece and the
Greeks,
We say hello and goodbye by kissing
Both cheeks,
But I also descend from the British,
For my father was very, very English!
I am a true mix of English
And  Greek,
And...

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this place... Weymouth - a small tranquil village! 
How far is my Stratford from here? 
my Stratford-on-Avon! 
The Shangri-la of a dramatist's imagination!

Assuming, I had a very very long slumber…
the world has completely changed!
This area looks so distant...

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Upon bitterly cold dawning hours of one January 2000 day
the Harns family desperately sought a place to live – “hay
there” Nelson Swartley (an independent realtor) 
politely responded bringing unwelcome news viz our sos re lay
informing...

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A conversation overheard between Shakespeare and his former muse.

"So many things hath turned to utter folly over the ages.
Hundreds of years since I've penned pages and pages.
What these ancient eyes of mine doth now conceive
plead,...

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How fast time has fled in limitless wingspan
How months and years have merged into eons
Bringing such changes, so awesome and spectacular

I have come swinging open the iron gates
Of the Netherworld where I have been asleep
For...

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      Baptized    April 26,1564
      Deceased  April 23,1616
      In Stratford-upon-Avon,
      Warwickshire, England.
   ...

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no shortage of familiar metier real
     (material) aye attest
welling up within thy breast
merely a predicament how to winnow

     junk bonded barnacled
     accretion encrusted
...

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On the Beeb this morning, on the flagship radio news show, that the grocer's daughter

always listened to but didn't like at all, the National Poet of 'Land of Song' sang the 

praises of an American...

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I, William Shakespeare, was granted a chance -
Travel in time left me speechless for once. 

« The question of to be or not to be »
« Yes » landed me in 2023. 

I yearned to be your favorite because...

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In my green green salad days 
I roamed in my thoughts over the universe
Immersed with the great writings.
Then physically exposed to different cultures
Meeting people of different sects and creed
Enacted Moliere in his own National theatre...

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York University theatre days,
Studying with colleagues.

We became friends for awhile,
Learning about the theatre.

Making a minature stage setting,
Midsummer Nights dream.

An exceptional course,
With learning partners.

i had  a very handsome man,
To study with, he had such a...

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beyond the road curve ahead I do not know,
we are still far and distant from winter snow,
autumn has sprayed green leaves some yellow, some red,
as they spiral and fall to their grassy bed.

these foliage tell...

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To the man who cheered my childhood idleness

When want of money seized the Mario Bros from me.

To the man who planted in me the seed of madness

To string words like multi-coloured beads to see

Some hidden...

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For Adeleke's Top Ten

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There are many websites to help you
When a theatre break is what you require
You can go to London or Stratford
Book a three star hotel or much higher

So without all the dots and the dashes
the cos...

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I appear on the stage,
A young actress,
Chosen because she was young and beautiful,
Learning the words to a great play,
A companion to man,
A diversion of intelligence,
Dialoging with excellence,
A talent discovered after many years,
Memories of elementary and...

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Doth if not thrill thee, Poet,
Dead and dust though thy art, 
To feel how I press thy singing 
Close to my heart? 
By Richard Le Gallienne 
(The Passionate Reader To His Poet) 

A teenaged husband...

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Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare's town
Where shades of the past are present each day
in daub and wattle homes there can be found
Medieval moments that are at play.

Tragedies staged with death quite violent
In his writing of revenge and torment
Shakespeare...

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On April twenty-third was born and died
Within a Stratford-upon-Avon home
A legend of the stage and land aside
The Thames; throughout all London did he roam.
Began an actor in the Globe, the man
Filled hearts with laughter, tears...

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Avon runs swiftly through Shakespeare's town
Stratford-upon-Avon such delightful place
Walk river bank a place renowned
In my mind's eye the Bard I do embrace.

Sitting beneath Weeping Willow tree
Medieval whisper I hear quite clear
Things lost to time, things...

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Awaken from her maker's poison
Reality's her nightmare's reason
To run away from tombs that cover
The lifeless body of her  lover

Barefooted... So free to love again
Waiting for him with red cheeks of rain
"The Globe" is empty,...

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William
sensitive, gentle, poetic, romantic
son, husband, father, grandfather
lover of the theatre, the Dark Lady, the Fair Youth
who feels empathy, jealousy, love
who fears the plague, empty playhouses, lovers' betrayal
who'd like to see his popularity, his undisturbed grave,...

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