Birthplace
The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare was a writer of fame in his own day, and his legacy lives on in our English tongue. He brought dozens of words and phrases into the language, and peradventure many may soundeth peculiar to thine ears, but they nonetheless are his legacy. One of Lord Strange’s Men, he later built his own theatres in London.
A West-Midlands man
Now Thames-bank Global renowned
First among men Strange
Padre
A haibun written for d’Verse’s Haibun Monday 4/27/20: A Portrait of Two Masters
Padre's Ramblings 
Your haibun reads like a celebration of the bard. How almost sonnet-like you render the closing haiku, but you make it work. Nicely done!
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A tidy tribute to Willy Shakes here, but it is the haiku, as if written by the Bard that is the dusky gem in this sweet haibun.
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Your haibun celerates the bard in a very clever way. Bravo
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I chuckled when you started writing in Old English.
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Do you know, I’d never really considered the fact that the immortal bard would have had a West Midlands accent! Would have been really strong in those days, too. Generally considered one of the least mellifluous accents – but I love it!
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Nice one, and great to honour the bard as well as West Midlands (where my youngest daughter decided to set up her home)
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Some of the spelling is weird but I find it less strange when spoken by a skilled actor.
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