Sonnet 101 by Shakespeare

Sonnet 101 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.

Synopsis
The muse is chided for her absence and neglect of praise for the youth, but is imagined to answer by saying that truth and beauty need no additions or explanations. The muse is implored by the poet to praise the youth. The poet will teach her how to immortalize the youth's beauty.