Project Gutenberg 2012-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 69 Waterman, Nixon 1859 1944 Martin, Peter Williams, John A. Sonnets of a Budding Bard Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sonnets of a Budding Bard" by Nixon Waterman is a collection of whimsical poetry penned in the early 20th century. This amusing work employs light-hearted sonnets and verses to explore the thoughts and feelings of a young boy, delving into themes of childhood innocence, love, and familial relationships. The poems are characterized by their playful language and humorous observations, reflecting a charming perspective on the everyday experiences and musings of youth. The collection features various sonnets that capture relatable moments from childhood, such as daydreaming in school, contemplating love for a girl named Susan, and humorous events involving family dynamics. Each poem offers insights into the boy's thoughts as he navigates life, experiences whimsical fantasies about being a poet, and reflects on the antics of his father and life on a farm. Through clever rhymes and simplistic charm, Waterman paints a nostalgic picture of childhood, inviting readers to reminisce about their own youthful experiences while savoring the light-heartedness and sincerity of a budding bard’s reflections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41216/41216-h/images/cover.jpg en Humorous poetry, American Sonnets PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 77760 77772 2024-09-17T10:22:23.288462 2023-09-18T05:28:37.539822 text/html text/html 73616 2012-10-28T15:08:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 975441 2012-10-28T15:09:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1022838 2024-09-17T10:22:26.626441 application/epub+zip 1021598 2024-09-17T10:22:24.177446 application/epub+zip 43612 2024-09-17T10:22:23.713438 application/epub+zip 1064042 2024-09-17T10:22:28.578418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1039532 2024-09-17T10:22:26.209471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68870 2022-09-18T19:28:48.844003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42849 2024-09-17T10:22:22.511453 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43244 2012-10-28T15:08:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16500 2012-10-28T15:09:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 42585 2012-10-28T15:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16389 2012-10-28T15:09:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19992 2024-09-17T10:22:28.721421 application/rdf+xml 6223 2024-09-17T10:22:23.804452 image/jpeg 1749 2024-09-17T10:22:23.758449 image/jpeg 985377 2024-09-17T10:22:23.418503 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog