68. On Shakespeare

James Kotsybar replied by a poem to my attempt to compare him and Shakespeare Here it is:

Sketching portraits in iambs – metered thought -
He reflects the gamut of emotion
And presents plainly – no judgment wrought
Kaleidoscopes of man’s psychology,
Enlightening the unconscious ocean.
Swimming in pools – egos – other than his own,
Peradventure punning philology,
Explaining nothing but likely motives
And bringing value judgments to naught
Remain his immortal and human concerns,
Examining and conveying in turn.