Meter: Decasyllabic or pentameterStructure: Four triplets and a coupletRhyme Scheme: AAa BBb CCc DDd ee Example: Esbat Sonnet by Jez Farmer My Lady shines between the land and sea,Her lunar light that shimmers on the sea,In her fullness I see my destiny.Her guiding hand to lead the ebb and flow,Her gentle touch that brings natural … Continue reading Blues Sonnet Notes
Category: Sonnets
Seductive Power
The sweet words enticing the ear to love Handmaiden, goddess smiling from above In the persuasion of lyrical verse
Transitory Night
In these, the darkest hours, I feel so wrong Alone and longing to look in your eyes To find the answer of love, my heart’s song
Flirting Messages
What is wrong with you, what is wrong with me What is this thing that has us in its grasp Like captives in bondage, yet we are free
Sonnet of Pan
He plays his flute where forest and glade meet Songs of love and they come on dancing feet From the rivers and from the distant seas
Oh Aphrodite!!!
Her beauty captivates my heart in chains Of sweet lust rushing through my raptured veins My nemesis of illicit desire
Nightfall
As twilight shadows dissolve in the sand And echoes of day drift out to the sea Your lips flutter on the palm of my hand
From a Crazy-Assed Poet
My gift to you that your eyes cannot see To lift your heart so I may kiss your soul With love pronounced by delicate decree
Dinner Date
Just like the warm embers love glows within It’s waiting like we do for the weekend And time to rekindle flames, skin on skin
A Beach Walk
Love, don’t let your soul drift so far from me Not even for a day, that is too long Yet I will wait ‘til you desire to be
Wasteground
And how empty is this world without you There’s no breath of air and no sound of joy Just lonely darkness, alone without a clue
Country Life
Her nest is snug, perfect for a small mouse A place to sleep and store the nuts and seeds Her face twitches as she looks at her house
She Sings My Soul
The keys that hold the secret sounds of art To please the soul with the beauty of song Each note touching love while we are apart
Hedone
The pleasure of feeding your hunger and need In your moment of want and sensual greed With her mind floating on your unclipped wings
The Erotes: Hymen
Safe in the dark and sacred space of prayer But can the promise of love be found there When love is more than a memorised vow
Jigsaw Puzzle
I stare at the pieces for one to fit A broken picture and nothing is clear Impatience waiting for one to appear
Just One Night
In the vague morning light I look at you And question the lust of the night before I look at you and I see nothing new...
Love is Victory
I hear them say that love is mortal sin If that is the case, I accept my fate A curse that’s made at a devil’s chagrin
The Erotes: Hermaphroditus
There is more between the blue and the pink ‘Ambiguous’ as was written in ink A word that says the binary is wrong
The Erotes: Hedylogos
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 24 Hedylogos – the god of sweet talk and flattery He whispers words to make her feel desire Romantic and sweet, inciting her fire
Fashion Parade
Form: Beginning of the Line Rhymed Sonnet Smiles are infectious, a beautiful pox Styles may change but a smile will never fail To set a mark in the high fashion stakes
Sapphorically Speaking
Form: Sapphic Ode Sonnet Now what am I to write today? I have to get my coursework in, my lovely girls can splash and play
Porthor
Form: Raven's Rovi Sonnet 25 The ocean’s kisses ripple on the shore Setting the rhythm for my love to dance And my heart is lost in the silent awe
The Erotes: Himeros
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 23 Himeros – the god of sexual desire and unrequited love I asked to dance in the grace of your heart And so I danced, and you pulled us apart This, the want of a god I could not hide
The Erotes: Eros
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 22 The Erotes: Eros – the god of love and fertility Amid chaos the love of gods began A love that echoes in the hearts of Man
Divinity and Love
Form: Raven's Rovi Sonnet 24 Tonight it feels the distance is so far But still I feel your heart beating with mine Yet I am alone searching for one star
My Poet Guide
Form: English Sonnet Dedicated to the Greenian Poet, Jeff Green of the Cricket I have a guide in poetry, I do! A poet guide who sees me right and true. No spirit he, so real. A friend in word,
Art Deco Recalls
Form: Balanced Sonnet Memories held in the scent of old wax Of lost conversations from years ago And the cotton apron covered your slacks
Illusionary Skies
Form: English Sonnet The stars glisten between billowing clouds, Flirting with the mists of my silent dream. Floating in the illusion of mystic shrouds
Love Musing with Nature
Form: Raven's Rovi Sonnet 23 Bring your heart to the place of waterfalls And sit with me amid the forest trees Let our souls speak freely when the bird calls
Timing
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 22 I cannot resent those who have loved you Be it one or a hundred or even more For you deserve the best of love so true
Abstractions of Desire
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 21 Deep within her eyes I see desire’s spark As her finger trails over the red arc Of the crescent moons on my chest; I cuss
The Erotes: Anteros
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 20 The Erotes: Anteros, god of requited love A tumult of emotions around me And I prayed love was something you’d see Like revealed cards my hand was out on show
Beyond the Dawn
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 21 As her voice lingered there upon my ear My eyes wandered slowly into her eyes Where the infinite of love knows no fear
Whisper of Wisdom
Form: Arabian Sonnet I heard his whisper on that darkest night So clear it touched my soul with purest light I didn’t think to fight or take to flight
Bounce
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 20 A man cannot feel love that never was Nor can he lose his soul to a closed mind Although he may search for it just because
The Erotes: Pothos
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 19 Pothos – the god of sexual longing, yearning and desire
Making a Mesh of It
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 18 It’s when we touch, I catch the lust of night And feel the wildfires of want spark alight The play of my hands is moulding your flesh
Someone Else’s Kiss
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 19 What does it matter her love doesn’t care Now my soul sings with a different song In the starlight the night she wasn’t there
The Coming of May
Form: Arabian Onegin Sonnet Prompt: Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac As the warming sun comes to shine in May It is as clear as the night follows day A pattern formed, no matter come what may
Lonely Place
Form: English Sonnet The reflections of early summer sun, Glistens again on my windows this year, They blend invisibly ready for fun
A Lovely Day
Form: Australian Sonnet Begin to fall in love on a Monday For passion that’s gently kissed by the moon A man must battle for his lover’s rune
Stormy Nights
Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 18 I held her in my arms on nights like this Her calmness from the savage storm outside As lightning flashed on her lips placed one kiss
Wild About Worthing
Form: English Sonnet The hell's angels on electric scooters Race along the promenade to the pier. Make sure you move at the sound of hooters
The Lust-fueled Pen
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 17 Erotic love is easy to write now Now we’re lingering in the afterglow Of making love, our bodies breathing sex
Silent Essence
Form: Ivorian Sonnet 16 The wisdom in the not so innocent kiss Of the tongue teasing while seeking its bliss And it coils itself round silky soft skin
The Signature Dish
Form: Australian Sonnet The chicken chunks sizzle in Cajun spice A dinner for two in the candlelight The signature dish to heat up the night
A Poem of a Broken Heart
Form: Raven's Rovi Sonnet 17 As starlight shivers in the distance sky A poet’s pen begins to write his lines The saddest songs that bring his heart felt sigh
The Wall
Form: Australian Sonnet Prompt: A Wall in Naples by Thomas Jones (1782, oil sketch) An old stone wall with no wisdom to tell No secret glimpses into times long past And the feet walk on with no questions asked
The Doll’s House
Form: American Sonnet The stiff made up face of a little doll She’s locked in the cage of candy pink walls But down her cheeks no tears will ever roll
