Sonnet LIX

That thou art the king of hearts shall be charged, For slander’s fool hath airy word implied; The cloak of the Sun bears a burden enlarged, And sheep in tow oft to their master cried. So thou be bronze of skin and speak in tongue, Stranger in thine own land, yet forgotten Bow down and […]

Sonnet LVIII

What is a dove that sorrow’s heart doth sing Want nothing of the eye of hearts so bear; All souls, the depths of humanity, bring, Bearing truth from beyond, that lingers there. Thy gentle gaze thus eternity praise; For thine lament Psyche’s portend impart No other envoy could temptation raise, Stirring immortality’s probing heart. They […]

Sonnet LVII

Thus seeks the flower in its course to bloom, When blossom’s scent thrives and wanes in due time, And beauty, its fair-weather friend entomb, Or winter’s chill dare change while’s paradigm; Afore the ideal raiment of that star,   The brightness of which can consume thine heart Tasting the nectar from both near and far; […]