Sonnet XLIII
What is it that strength, moreover winged might, That vision, a million miles high, seeks prey? Thy proud breast that hovers high before night, And thou art king, thy royal pleasure may. Portray sovereign, on loyal subject spies; That fear thee and in thy majesty soar.With gold crown framing thy diadem eyes, As wings extend […]
Sonnet XLII
So am I as the slave, whose blood was spilled In a life destroyed and rife with pain, That knows its brokenness prostrate and killed Dulling the unconscious mind in refrain. Therefore, we long for the day we are freed, And, ne’er let us return to such vile hate. Like diamonds held hostage in shameful […]
Sonnet XLI
Thus can elusive peace be found in meOf my sweet sorrow that to thee I part Where I behold serene solemnity Raise the strain that feeble farewell impart Let thunder clap and paint the fracture’d sky That honor fallen t’was feigned at winged speed And wind-swept never-ending tears I cry For love obscure hath tumbled […]
Sonnet XL
How can the heavy laden find reprieve, When all o’er this life tis thick with sorrow A beauty not of this world lights the eve; Bright stars light the dark till it be morrow What is a name that doth rise with the Sun, Where the dawn’s maiden, as a lark, doth sing Gone away […]
Sonnet XXXIX
Near that stage, if still that exploit provoke,When I shall see curtain rise o’er critic, When as thy judge doth appraisal invoke,Song to that audit with lyric public; Touching that scene where thou shalt oddly noteAnd narrowly accost me with unflatter’d view, For winds, unrequited can sink this boat,Will purpose find of opinion skew, Contradicting […]
Sonnet XXXVIII
There are those there enfaced with vulgar fear Not caring of thine own injustice proved Each thrust of might castoff for whom they hear And grieving whence that pleasure much removed Falsehood afoot floating upon thin air Where gusts rage henceforth mired in destruction Holding firmly in thy displeasure dare And even thence beg hallowed […]
Sonnet XXXVII
To the day thine eye in mine did transpire, All that I pray tell conceived twas happ’ning And being without fear did I thee desire For in that giv’n have I giv’n thee reeling Love, thou wast ne’er mine, and by chance I thine Nay! thou can’st ne’er impact heart’s sinew deep For love freely […]
Sonnet XXXVI
I look thee in the eye and have lived thee In awe hath thine own truth confess’d itself, As bleak winter’s diurnal course doth plea Fond beggar, at thine throne I find myself We, product of the same, born of the vine Clinging to cherished truth fielding doubt Rooted in fermented grape turned to […]
Sonnet XXXV
As winds do change so bend the knee of saints, Where gratitude’s treasured troves hath been stored In vaults feeble recounting thy complaints Of sinking ships, whose lost course, once adored Until melancholy squall storms thy heart, And love doth surely to sunless depths sink That dissonant drums do fade and depart Muffling dreams and […]
Sonnet XXXIV
Upon the distant mist I think on thee As the storms of past loves are agile held For pure clouds form from tears in memory Of rousing days of yore where souls did meld Such limitlessness our refuge did find, Where sand grains stood still and ecstasy reigned And ah! Joy engulfing the sacred mind […]