Every week, I receive somewhere between 20-30 personal requests for rhymes on reddit, direct to my inbox. The themes and subjects vary massively, but the reason behind each request is always uniquely important to each person. People ask for rhymes for every occasion - birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries. They ask for rhymes for joy. Rhymes for grief. Rhymes for births. Rhymes for deaths. Rhymes for beginnings. Rhymes for ends. Rhymes for love. Rhymes for loss. Rhymes for moving on... and rhymes for letting go.



Over the past three years, I've only ever managed to fulfil around 5-10% of these requests (or 200-250 personalised rhymes), but with your support, I'd like to be able to do a whole lot more. I currently work two jobs, so sufficient patronage would allow me to take one day off occasionally to work on as many rhymes as possible. I've included some responses (kept anonymous) below from the folks who received a personalised rhyme in the last few months.



As per many other requests on reddit, any additional support will go towards producing further original publications (and if you'd prefer your support was used solely for this purpose, just say!)



All the very best,

Sprog.



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Responses to fulfilled requests:



'Wow. I really would like to thank you more than this message, I just don't know how. You captured my feelings perfectly - I'm amazed.'



'Thank you, thank you, thank you SO much. I cried when I read this. You're wonderful and even though I don't know how to say thank you I promise to pass this on, someway, somehow.'



'I so deeply appreciate you taking time to write this... I get courage every now and again and face things and speak, or try to connect but then I just can't. I just want you to know I love this, he will as well.'



'Thank you so much, beautifully said... this poem is truly amazing. This means the world to us and thank you for your time.'



'The time you take for total strangers to make their lives just a little better is outstanding. To you I am just a person on the other side of the screen typing a request of your time, for free...I could be anybody, and I'm sure you get some "unusual" requests a lot, but this is real and it really is amazing.'