Stratford-Upon-Avon

(Warwickshire, England, July 1987)


ah, behold, I see the famous place
by the bank of Avon now I stand
to perceive (at least) or find a trace
of a William Shakespeare of this land

the place of birth of the great master
upon this river a humble town
now a mecca where tourists gather
to revere the poet of grand renown

the old thatched hut where he was born
still stands on the same spot it has been
for centuries a landmark untorn
symbol of England’s poetic sheen

it is my pleasure to be among
those who saw this place of history
a great poet was here since so long
he gave the world a great poetry.


- poetry
is between
poet and poem.

(c) Chito L. Aguilar