Sonnet CXIV

Thine ire tis but a twisted fading vine, Tossed about in blustery rays of sun Unknown by twilight’s lilac stars divine.   As burning embered mem’ries abandon. Tis the unfettered virtuous heart born That perils not and soars above rainclouds; Where tears fall and thirst-quenched meadow adorn, Holding firmly to that which shadow shrouds. And […]

Sonnet CXIII

That madness be love’s confidant sustained, For in such estate words embrace in rhyme; Where two forms in breath as one ordained, Do love in friendship’s captured fire o’er time. Such desire doth blaze to eternal ends Fueled by life wherein love’s petals open, And bloom doth praise as trusty Sun ascends, Outwardly adoring life […]

Sonnet CXII

If my dear father were but heaven’s child, And I trusting youth dwelt in innocence It might be jester’s bastard reconciled, Or love’s revealed layer’s newfound grievance. Was it not Fortune that divulged mine fate? Perhaps purpose found a path to wits end And within burden’s heart doth palpitate Whereto all youth, in time, life […]