Sonnets of a Budding Bard
Nixon Waterman
25 chapters · 30 min · English
Read by Sonia, Scotty Smith, Syan Bateman, mas192, Larry Wilson, Kalynda and others
Poetry
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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
Chapters
1 Lines wrote in School whilst I shouldst have been studyin' my Lesson 1 min 2 Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' about Mary and her Pet Lamb 1 min 3 Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about how Pa acts when dressin' up 1 min 4 Lines wrote whilst realizin' we oughtst to be kind to dumb Brutes 1 min 5 Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about our Parents in the Garden of Eden 1 min 6 Lines wrote whilst smartin' from Punishment received for lyin' 1 min 7 Thoughts thought about Ma's Notions regardin' Love and House-keepin' 1 min 8 Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of Peary on a hot Summer Day 1 min 9 Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of a Thanksgivin' Day Turkey 1 min 10 Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' of my Sister Maymie's homely Beau 1 min 11 Lines wrote whilst recoverin' from an Accident caused by a Hornet 1 min 12 Lines wrote on a Summer Day whilst thinkin' of a Soda-fountain 1 min 13 Lines wrote after bein' scolded for not doin' as Children used to 1 min 14 Lines wrote on readin' how Cleopatra made Men act very foolish 1 min 15 Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' what I wouldst do with Carnegie's Gold 1 min 16 Some Thoughts thought whilst havin' to bathe in a Bath-tub 1 min 17 Lines wrote in School whilst throwin' Glances at Susan Sanderson 1 min 18 Thoughts thought whilst mowin' the Lawn on a Saturday Afternoon 1 min 19 Sonnet wrote on the Fly-leaf of my Grammar durin' School Hours 1 min 20 Thoughts thought on hearin' Folks find Fault with the Weather 1 min 21 Lines wrote after seein' Shakespeare's Hamlet from an Upper Gallery 1 min 22 Sonnet wrote whilst retrospectively contemplatin' my First Cigar 1 min 23 Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' about a Vacation spent on a Farm 1 min 24 Lines composed after seein' a Book full of Byron's Love Letters 1 min 25 Sonnet wrote after hearin' a Youth oratin' about "Casabianca" 1 min
