Sonnet CLIX

The sting! over in an instant love ends, A shattered soul destroyed, bids thee farewell. Weep, if thou wilt; for time sorrow defends, Where spiraling lust bursts this youthful shell. For minds possess’d with murderous ego, Slash ‘gainst childish innocence conspiring, Reveal suspect’s rooted deceit ergo, Caged in disenchantment’s wake desiring. O, silent thought that […]
Sonnet CLVIII

Oh, ageless account, thine silhouette glowsStrikingly serene, thy form trimmed by grace;Born of the gods such exquisiteness grows,Thy light bewitching the whole human race.Shine, fairest-one dear, devour the darkness;For where thou art, shadow and din fadeSpurn the tillage of such starkness,And expose the auspicious masquerade.Sing the hero’s ode, thy lineage fulfill,Proclaim cherished vigor within thy […]
Sonnet CLVII

O ponder, this upon the colored windFor unbroken truths art beauty defined,Where cast and hue upon my love grinned,So dear thou art, the unforgotten kind.Make bright the darkness, shine as distant stars;Words unspoken in language infinite;Regal diadems, enchantment of tsars;Bend ears of saints in heavens intimate.For no need of acclaim, wilt thou be known;Fault, nor […]
Sonnet CLVI

Always play hard that I may hear thy heart,Pure moonlit night stirring valley’s withinStrumming softly my youthful song impart,With expressive grace and thy mandolin.Thy hand in mine such love in veiled accord,Like melody streaming through space and time,Memories golden shall ne’er be ignored,So that myself hears only light in rhyme.Never to be lost in forests […]