Sonnets of a Budding Bard
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123
1907
English
- Lines wrote in School whilst I shouldst have been studyin' my Lesson
- Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' about Mary and her Pet Lamb
- Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about how Pa acts when dressin' up
- Lines wrote whilst realizin' we oughtst to be kind to dumb Brutes
- Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about our Parents in the Garden of Eden
- Lines wrote whilst smartin' from Punishment received for lyin'
- Thoughts thought about Ma's Notions regardin' Love and House-keepin'
- Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of Peary on a hot Summer Day
- Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of a Thanksgivin' Day Turkey
- Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' of my Sister Maymie's homely Beau
- Lines wrote whilst recoverin' from an Accident caused by a Hornet
- Lines wrote on a Summer Day whilst thinkin' of a Soda-fountain
- Lines wrote after bein' scolded for not doin' as Children used to
- Lines wrote on readin' how Cleopatra made Men act very foolish
- Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' what I wouldst do with Carnegie's Gold
- Some Thoughts thought whilst havin' to bathe in a Bath-tub
- Lines wrote in School whilst throwin' Glances at Susan Sanderson
- Thoughts thought whilst mowin' the Lawn on a Saturday Afternoon
- Sonnet wrote on the Fly-leaf of my Grammar durin' School Hours
- Thoughts thought on hearin' Folks find Fault with the Weather
- Lines wrote after seein' Shakespeare's Hamlet from an Upper Gallery
- Sonnet wrote whilst retrospectively contemplatin' my First Cigar
- Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' about a Vacation spent on a Farm
- Lines composed after seein' a Book full of Byron's Love Letters
- Sonnet wrote after hearin' a Youth oratin' about "Casabianca"
This is a volume of 25 sonnets by American poet Nixon Waterman. The sonnets are written from the perspective of a school boy, and are very humorous, supported by some excellent illustrations by John A. Williams. - Summary by Carolin
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