Four centuries
before I was born
Will Shakespeare arrived
on the planet.
Four centuries ago today
Will’s body died
but his voice remains,
his words will still enthrall,
for centuries.
Will’s birthday triolet April 23, 2013
Oh Will! Today it’s your birthday
(And sadly, also when you died).
Tradition says so anyway.
Oh Will! Today it’s your birthday,
and when my students sang, they sighed.
They hate to study poems and plays
Dear Will! Today it’s your birthday.
(And sadly, also when you died).
.
A triolet. Set rhyme scheme, with repeating lines, in iambic tetrameter. Happy Birthday William Shakespeare April 23, 1564 to April 23, 1616.
Shawn L. Bird 