The Simple Joys of “A Sonnet a Day”

Today marks the final day of Sir Patrick Stewart’s reading of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, which he began reading back in March (the early days of the quarantine). Has it been that long??? I didn’t realize how much I’d come to cherish those short moments of hearing his lushious voice in all of his Jean-Luc Picard glory each day until today’s post said “Sonnet 154. The final one.”. ***Insert Lucy cry***

So, occasionally, I’ll share them here in order. They’ve been a jewel during these days. It’ll be an honor to have them here and I love the fact they’ll be easy to access when I need to hear him speak these verses. I haven’t read Shakespeare in quite a while. I’m in the mood to read King Lear now as a matter of fact. No idea why, but, what the heck?

And now, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sonnet 1:

2. When I was a child in the 1940s, my mother would cut up slices of fruit for me (there wasn't much) and as she put it in front of me she would say, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." How about, “A sonnet a day keeps the doctor away”? So…here we go: Sonnet 1. pic.twitter.com/kDoMNhdqcI

— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 22, 2020

I hope you enjoy them as I do!

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