Sonnet 30

I have been ranting about the recent Final Jeopardy question regarding Sonnet 30.

My favorite poem 

The most beautiful poem ever written.


Most importantly, it is also the first poem my daughter ever heard.

I whispered it to her as I held her when she was just hours old.







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  1. JeremiadJune 10, 2021 at 7:15 AM

    Cool poem. Someone should name a book after it.

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    1. Scott McKinstryJune 10, 2021 at 7:21 AM

      Nah. They'll just change it again decades later 😁

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