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

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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

Two Witnesses

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 16 We stand together as we watch love’s death Once lovers, it’s only pain that we feel Still we stand as what was takes its last breath

The Forest Fern

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 15 The warmth of sunshine nurturing the earth With gentle caress the rays bring forth mirth That lies hidden in the forest of trees

Haunting Love

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 14 In the silent dark shadows of my mind I see her, a pale figure undefined But my soul knows without doubt it is you

A Definition of Love

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 15 They ask a poet to define love in The words of verse; and it is simply done If we allow for such love to begin

The Dreaming

Form: American Libre Sonnet Was it a just dream that you called me here And do you still call me to be your guy In this dark place where all I feel is fear

Too Old for Love

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 14 I want to love you, but I don’t know how These complex feelings that make little sense Confuse my simple heart with then and now

Sloe Gin

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 13 You are my Achilles heel like sloe gin You burn me with the flames from deep within To leave my senses exposed to the pain

Possession

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 12 If I ask you to show me all, reveal Your beauty with nothing left to conceal Would you let me see the woman inside?

Break Up

Form: Arabian Sonnet 3 (tetrameter) Your love was never meant for me And now my words must make me see

A Shadowy Stare

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 13 My love is not the hearts and flowers kind That empty promise wrapped in chocolate

Destruction

Form: Arabian Sonnet I wish I could see more within your eyes Beyond the sparkle to where the truth sighs What is hidden beneath the sweet disguise?

Hazel O’Connor and Tea

Form: American Sonnet Prompt: Remember Me Dedicated in loving memory to my Rose xxx bis um...

Midnight Blue

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 12 When I look in your eyes, I see your soul Nothing hidden you’re naked in my sight

Gang Rule

Form: Curtal Sonnet The three black cats that live by my Nan Gang up at dusk and strut about looking tough

Rehearsal

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 11 It’s through my heart he shot his arrow In the sensual movement of bolero

The Quest of the Kiss

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 10 As we kiss, I say release all your pain Ease your heart resting in my arms again

The Afterglow

Form: American Sonnet Once more sifting through the debris of time When the mind is confused by the heart’s strife

Suggestion of a Tango

Form: Raven’s Rovi Sonnet 11 I do not seek the sparkle in your eye Nor the sensual rising of your breasts

A Brief Kiss

Form: American Sonnet As we make love, I look in to your eyes Just once let me see them say you love me

A Heart Content

Form: English Sonnet From Canadian shore to English lime, The Maple leaf, your pride in homeland true.