Saturday, May 16, 2009

Shakespeare's Sonnets VI-X with Left Hand one key position to the Left.

CI

Rhen ler nor qinrwe'a eFFWS Hns swdXW,
iN RHWW RHY AUMMWE, WEW RHOU BW SIARILLWS:
mkw aqwwr aomw ciL; REWauew ehou aomw plXW
qIRH BWuey'a rewAUEW WEW IR BW AWLD KILLWS.
rHr uaw ia nor doebisswn uauey,
QIxh hPPIWA RHOAW RHr pY RHW qillinf loN;
RhR'A DOE RHY AWLD RO BEWWS norhwe rhww,
Oe rwn rimwa hPPIWE, BW IR RWN DOE ONW;
rWN RIMWA RHY AWLD QWEW Hppiwe rhN RHOU er,
Id rwn od rhinw rwn rimwa ewdifuews rhww:
Rhwn qhR XOULS SWrh so id rhoufh ahoulsar swpER,
lWcinf rhww licinf in poarweiry?
Bw nor awld-qillws, doe rhou ER MUXH ROO Die
rO BW SWrha xon uwar NS Mkw qoeka ehinw hwie.

CII

Lo! in rhw oeiwnr qhwn rhw deXIOUA LIFH
lIDRA UP HIA BUENINF HWs, wXH UNSWE WYW
sORH HOMfw ro hia nwq-PPWeinf aifhr,
Awecinf qirh looka hia aXEWS Mjwary;
NS Hcinf xlimbws rhw arwwp-up hwCWNLY HILL,
eWAWMBLINF AREONF YOURH IN HIA MISSLW fw,
Ywr moerL LOOKA soew hia bwURY AEILL,
rrensinf on hia folswn pilfeimFW:
bUR QHWN DEOM HIFHMOAR PIRXH, QIRH QWey xE,
lIKW DWWBLW fw, hw ewwlwrh deom rhw sY.
rHW WYWA, 'DOEW SURWOUA, NOQ XONCWERWS ew
Deom hia loq ewXR, ns look NORHWE Qy:
Ao rhou, rhyawld ourfoinf in rhy noon
Unlookws on siwar unlwaa rhou fwr AON.

ciii

mUAIX RO HWe, qhy hwE;AR RHOU MIAIX Asly?
Aqwwra qirh aqwwra qE NOR JOY SWLIFHRA IN JOY:
qHY LOC'AR RHOU RHr qhixh rhou ewxwicw'ar nor flSLY,
oE WLAW EWCWIC'AR QIRH PLWauew rhinw NNOY?
iD RHW REUW XONXOES OD QILL-RUNEWS AOUNSA,
bY UNIONA Meeiws, so oddwns rhinw wE.
rHWY SO BUR AQWWRLY XHISW RHWW, QHO XONDOUNSA
iN AINFLWNWAA RHW Pera rhR RHOU AHOULSAR BWe.
MEK HOQ ONW AREINF, AQWWR HUABns ro NORHWE,
aEIKWA Wxh in wXH BY MURUl oesweinf;
Ewawmblinf aiew NS XHILS ns hPPY MORHWE,
qHO, ll in onw, onw plwAINF NORW SO AINF:
qHOAW APWWXHLWAA AOND BWINF Mny, awwminf onw,
Ainfa rhia ro rhww: 'Rhou ainflw qilr peocw nonw.

IZ

Ia ir doe dwE RO QWR qisoq'a wyw,
RhR RHOU XONAUM'AR RHY AWLD IN AINFLW LIDW?
h! id rhou iaauewlwaa ahLR Hp ro siw,
Rhw qoels qill qIL RHWW LIKW mKWLWAA QIDW;
rHW QOELS QILL BW RHY QISOQ ns arill qwwp
RhR RHOU NO DOEM OD RHWW Har lwdr bwhins,
Qhwn wcwey peicRW QISO QWLL My kwwp
By xhilsewn'a wywa, hwe huabNS'A AHpw in mins:
Look qhR n unrheidr in rhw qoels sorh apwns
Ahidra bur hia plXW. DOE ARILL RHW QOELS WNJOYA IR;
bUR BWury'a qARW Hrh in rhw qoels N WNS.
ns kwpr unuaws rhw uawe ao swareoya ir.
No locw roqES ORHWEA IN RHr boaom aira
RhR ON HIMAWLD AUXH MUES'EOUA AHmw xommira.

Z

Doe ahMW SWNY RHr rhou bwE'AR LOCW RO ny.
Qho doe rhy awld ER AO UNPEOCISWNR.
fEns, id rhou qilr, rhou ER BWLOCWS OD Mny,
Bur rhR RHOU NONW LOC'AR IA MOAR WCISWNR:
dOE RHOU er ao poaawaaws qirh muesweoua hRW,
rHr Fiar rhy awld rhou arixk'ar nor ro xonapiew,
Awwkinf rhR BWurwoua eood ro euinRW
qHIXH RO EWPie ahouls bw rhy xhiwd swaiew.
O! xhNFW RHY RHOUFHR, RHr I mY XHnfw my mins:
AhLL Hrw bw dIEWE LOSDWS RHrn hwnrlw locw?
Bw, A RHY PEWAWNXW IA, FeXIOUA ns kins,
Oe ro rhyawld R LWar kins-hwERWS PEOCW:
mkw rhww NORHWE AWLD DOE LOCW OD MW,
rHr bwURY ARILL My licw in rhinw oe rhww.

2 comments:

Kasey Mohammad said...

So when the left hand would ordinarily strike the "a" key, it hits cap lock instead, and the caps stay locked until the next time the "a" is punched?

Nice!

Iain said...

Also, in this position, some mistakes permanently affect the outcome, since if I hit "a" (capslock) accidentally, backspace only deletes the character, but not the caps.