STEPHEN FRY

Upon writing this I realised it is much more fun than peer-pressure would have me believe, and so in response, I penned a second.

"Life In The Page"

Wonderful it is to me, to see a book thats writ,
with sense of upheld elegance, and otherworldly wit.
The words and prose, of writers gone, but rarely writers living.
fills me with a sense of joy, these books just keep on giving.

But how I feel about these words, is rarely worth expressing
it is the style of written word, which i find most impressing.
J R Tolkien had a gift, Charles D.ickens had the same.
But William Shakespeare, above them both, would put them all to shame.

The gift they had, I tell you now, injecting life to page.
Expressing subtle nuances, like jealousy and rage.
To give the characters the gift of life, is really quite inspired.
And I still think of Romeo, and how that all transpired.

So have you ever tried to word, the subtleties of pain.
trying in a vain attempt to describe a mans' disdain
well if you have... I know I've tried, and failed to unseen laughter
just keep in mind the three old names, are names of English masters

So now I have said, all there's to say, on this important matter.
I said my piece, and only so, the masters, I can flatter.
It is much more than just the words, which is the remarkable thing.
more profound than all of this, is the order those words are in.

Of course both of these are inspired by "planet word" and the wonderful things it teaches us.

Find words that ryhme and then track backwards to convey a meaningful thought