Sonnet CLXXIII

From highest heavens harmony doth soar,That below azure seas softly glimmer,And summon spirit powers by the shore, valuedTo sweeten life when sunlight grows dimmer. How fair, feathered sire, regal amid clouds,Burn oh brightest flame, cleanse my flagging soul,Ascending above threadbare mortal shrouds,Within thine eyes, mine heart a newborn foal. Thou art now the Sun’s noble […]

Sonnet CLXXII

Harmony’s heart herald of morning glow,Glimmers of beauty bright fill mine vessel,Where brimming sweetness like sunlit waves flow,As vivid leaves the wooded ground nestle. Thy feet standing on sacred path taken,Crisp air caressing thy slight silhouetteOf light, myself, in thee, I awaken;To freshness thy luminous youth will let. Nature’s child in amazement resounding,Hear the voice […]

Sonnet CLXXI

I, implore thee, do not envy defend!Useless cruelty doth destroy goodness;Curled within thine soul pure deception rend;And slays the lion’s heart of sureness. True delight that thou lovest me only,In the summer of our youthful virtue,Seeing the free heart replace the lonely,Knowing love so pure could never hurt you. Let us revel dear: ah! fragrance […]

Sonnet CLXX

How lovely thou art, as the light of day,For what feelings, my beauty, in thee end,Hold my hand that mine tattered heart might say,‘Play on this music that all love defend!’ To feast on warm tones, free of woeful pain,Please delay not, for thy voice revives me;From all ill uphold thee whence tears did rain;This […]