Seven Ages of Andy (full crown)   William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London 1.       Infancy   expectant, trepidatious, on we go: a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs. a home, a crib, a blanket, frequent feeds; a family to shield us as we grow…

The latest sonnet: Seven Ages of Andy (full crown):  





William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London








1.      
Infancy



 



expectant, trepidatious, on we go:



a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.



a home,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem

#25 - Seven Ages: Second Childhood Philosopher Laughing at Magick (detail) David Teniers, c1775   I know that I know nothing – therefore wise it is that I should hold my foolish tongue? Well, bugger that: embarrassing the young shall be this poet’s joy before he dies.…

The latest sonnet: #25 - Seven Ages: Second Childhood: Philosopher Laughing at Magick (detail)
David Teniers, c1775




 



I know that I know nothing – therefore wise



it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?



Well, bugger… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem

#21 - Seven Ages: Old Age John Bull taking a luncheon, James Gillray 1798   A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather – lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood; mistrust the ‘foreigners’ (but eat their food), bemoan the lack of feeling in your nethers.…

The latest sonnet: #21 - Seven Ages: Old Age: John Bull taking a luncheon, James Gillray 1798




 





A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –



lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;



mistrust the ‘foreigners’… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem

#7 - Seven Ages: Judge   Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory, words fail to scale the height of my esteem! A bildungsroman now is this, my story: from callow youth to half a winning team.…

The latest sonnet: #7 - Seven Ages: Judge:  





Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go








My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,



words fail to scale the height of my esteem!



A bildungsroman now
is… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poetry

#13 - Seven Ages: Soldier Hunt at Peterloo 1819. Never forget.   The hope on which society depends: that still the arc of History will tend towards a cultured, genteel evolution. “Too slow!” cry new recruits with resolution – some take up arms to hasten their…

The latest sonnet: #13 - Seven Ages: Soldier: Hunt at Peterloo 1819. Never forget.




 





The hope on which society depends:



that still the arc of History will tend



towards a cultured, genteel evolution.



“Too slow!”… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #peterloo

#9 - Seven Ages: Lover  h/t to Caroline Pollard for the photo A portrait of a man not fully grown – discovered in a loft and brought to light: a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright eyes, nonchalant to facing the unknown. He wants to love, yet still needs…

The latest sonnet: #9 - Seven Ages: Lover:  h/t to Caroline Pollard for the photo








A portrait of a man not fully grown –



discovered in a loft and brought to light:



a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright



eyes,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem

#5 - Seven Ages: Schoolboy   With smiles and hopeful airs, first day of school: crisp uniform and unfamiliar tie; new disciplines, a timetable, and rules of social commerce; cliques to codify. Will tests in Maths and Science be your fuel? Athletics, French, or…

The latest sonnet: #5 - Seven Ages: Schoolboy:  




With smiles and hopeful airs, first day of school:



crisp uniform and unfamiliar tie;



new disciplines, a timetable, and rules



of social commerce; cliques to codify.



Will… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #poetry #school