tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post4530362545187142363..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: Poetry Wednesday--William ShakespeareStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-55804005104792076582011-05-04T07:55:03.553-04:002011-05-04T07:55:03.553-04:00I love Shakespeare. Those sonnets are a bit like ...I love Shakespeare. Those sonnets are a bit like elongated haiku because they have that twist at the end. <br /><br />I think turning 50 is both exciting and melancholy at the same time--like life. It certainly is monumental! <br /><br />BTW, "old" meant we have known each other for a long time!Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-88696549929032815032011-05-04T05:59:59.628-04:002011-05-04T05:59:59.628-04:00Kind of sad and morbid in the beginning ... but th...Kind of sad and morbid in the beginning ... but then ends on a happy note. Funny how I just couldn't understand Shakespeare in High School, but now, more often then not, I get it. Thanks for the birthday shout! Today when I awoke to the rain I thought to myself, "Well, Dymphna had the stomach bug on her b-day, surely I can handle the rain." I'm excited about turning 50 -- it kind of seems monumental to me. And it is so very nice to have a dear friend celebrating (or moaning?) right along with me.<br /><br />Btw, does "old friend" mean you've known me a long time or that I'm officially "old" as in "aged." LOLTACParenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030661331128426243noreply@blogger.com