Category: Sonnets
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Sonnet #2 in Iambic Trimeter
Each thought I think of you. We’re here beneath the sea. A sea of dreams so blue. We breathe the ocean breeze. It seems so crystal clear. How can this not be real? I know it’s you that’s here. This is my heart you feel. This tree, it has a pain. It’s wounded like my…
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Sonnet #10 – “Awake in the Snow”
I’ll follow you now through the Russian snow. For I’m afraid of nothing now you’re here. You’ve whisked away my driving need to know And blown a kiss that flies me past my fear. I want to see the moonlight fall on you. It feels like something’s rising from the woods. I live outside in…
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Sonnet #1 in Iambic Trimeter
God knows we need to sleep. We’re rivers and birds, and trees. God knows we need to dream. Remember, we’re the breeze. I walk with you alone An empty street at night. Where magic things are born. Where dark creates the light. This thing I hold the most The dearest dream I have. I’ve learned…
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Sonnet #4 in Iambic Tetrameter – “Memory’s Daughter”
I am awake now to each wall. That is the wall, this need to speak. There’s Buddha’s tall and Buddha’s small And secret castles across this creek. I want to walk on ancient clouds And fall with Isis from the sky. Plop, splashing down the Nile, These hands that swim know how to fly. From…
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Sonnet #3 in Iambic Tetrameter: A Sacred Dance
Sonnet #3 in iambic tetrameter – “A Sacred Dance” I bring you roses to your door. I make this offering in Spring. I now know who this dove is for, That rises through the Sun’s gold ring. There’s something deeper going on. I feel the pieces come apart. The mountain eagle soars at dawn.…
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Sonnet #2 in Iambic Tetrameter: “Moon Day”
Sonnet #2 – “Moon Day” I let the moonbeams be my guide. I look into the night for you. I must go down to see your eyes But somehow keep on passing through. The earth I roll around my lips. There seems to be some kind of fire. It’s coming from your dancing hips. Sweet…