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judyanne
judyanne
Feb 06, 2015 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)
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"Sonnets"...Let's Know More

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resigned (Sonnet WS)

your light’s no longer part of Earthly play
since many years, you woke beyond the cloak
my inmost centre misses every day
a smile from you, a hug, a wink, a joke

if only life could be reversed in time
I’d somehow, someway, journey back to then
to where, my son, your cosmos merged with mine
your smile, your voice and touch enjoy again

but cheating seconds, minutes, even hours
a parting yet once more would be our fate
the pain to bear anew... the moment sours
at thought of that, it does my hunger sate

before you dream and hanker, take a pause
the granted wish contains a hidden clause

About This Poem

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Western Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Favourite poets? So many, so varied. I like particular songs, not necessarily the singer... and the same goes for poetry. I can honestly say though, that Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman was what inspired my love of poetry - my mother began reading it to me when I was still a baby, and it became my favourite bedtime story

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Rula

Rula

10 years 4 months ago

A touching sonnet dear Judy

still some imperfect rhymes.... (then - again) I think we agree on this one

first line ....(half a foot too many)

desir, if two syllable it messes the line
my HEARTS | deSIRE| MISSes |EVERy |DAY

I especially loved the message in the volta.
Thanks for sharing another beautiful write.

judyanne

judyanne

10 years 4 months ago

thanks rula

I didn't notice the then / again, as I tend to pronounce 'again' as 'agen'... I will have to look at that

As for 'desire', I feel it is three syllables, in that the ending is drawn out
my HEARTS | de -SIR | - a MISS | --es EV | -'ry DAY
I don't think I could sing the word with only two notes...

anyway, I will keep it in mind and, hopefully someone else may give their opinion

Love judy
xxx

Rula

Rula

10 years 4 months ago

I asked about desire because

It's same as "enquire" and "aspire" isn't it? :)

sir Wesley approved "again" , "then"

and

"ear" , "endear" :)

judyanne

judyanne

10 years 4 months ago

strangely

Now you have brought this to my attention ...
I can say 'enquire' and 'aspire' with two notes, at the end of a sentence... 'desire' too..... now that I think of it.. so perhaps it depends where the word is placed?...? The fact that they are drawn out words .. an extra note is perhaps needed when it is before another word, but simply made longer at the end of a sentence?

Hopefully Wesley will give us his opinion

It's nice to know, then, that I don't have to change then / again --- where did he approve it? I didn't see....

Happy for you too, that he approved ear / endear ( I liked the word-usage)...I presume he took the word ( presumably single syllable) before 'ear' to allow for the extra syllable?

(Lol - is our Wesley getting soft, do you think?)
Thanks Rula

love judy
xxx

judyanne

judyanne

10 years 4 months ago

well there you go

He just answered the question on my other sonnet
the diphthong apparently doesn't count as a whole syllable...
so I'm good for the Autumn one, but may have to look at this again...
xxx

R

raj

10 years 4 months ago

Juddyanne

As I kept reading on I kept realizing from where it all came from just like one remembers the spring while drinking from its stream...abounding in unconditional love...

Regards,

Rula

Rula

10 years 4 months ago

Yes,

easily can say those words as two syllables, but I like checking the dictionary as a double check.

As for approving "ear" and "endear" I think sir Wesley's explanation is reasonable. Please find it under my sonnet "Words Of A Nightingale"
and I don't think of him but a Very firm man, especially when it is related to language :)

judyanne

judyanne

10 years 4 months ago

lol rula - I was just joking

And damn - I just noticed your comment re the length of the first verse

lol that's because of the aussie tongue I think - pronouncing it quickly, missing the middle syllable...
Oh well - definitely back to the drawing board...
xxx

wesley snow

wesley snow

10 years 4 months ago

A very dark volta.

It solves something, but in a wholly unsatisfying way which I believe is the point of the poem.

We just nearly lost a fourteen old French Bulldog. For three days we were grieving knowing she was gone. Then somehow... but now I look at her and see a fourteen year old dog. I will be living those feelings again and soon. She won't live forever. To feel it again, as in your piece, is somehow worse.
A very powerful Elizabethan.

Rula

Rula

10 years 4 months ago

Yes,

I LOVE it too, I mean the volta.
Again, very touching and always hits home in a way I am afraid.

judyanne

judyanne

10 years 4 months ago

thanks Wes

Sorry about your dog... it is really sad when they get old and we know we'll soon have to say goodbye to our pets
I've stopped having them, as I've had enough of losing them

love judy
xxx

wesley snow

wesley snow

10 years 4 months ago

She pulled through.

I don't know how other than God's intervention, but it's like nothing happened. We have decided it was a brown recluse and she has an ugly scar under the neck, but otherwise she's just the old dog I've always known.
Just needed to share.

wesley snow

wesley snow

10 years 4 months ago

As to long vowels.

I always think of them as "tempo a rabba" or "roboto" meaning robbed of tempo. We rob tempo from one beat and add it to the next. It is a musical concept, but it's how I see the use of long vowels; vowels that actually take more time to say than a short vowel.

alidzain

alidzain

10 years 4 months ago

Hi Judy

this is a very heartfelt piece. Thanks for sharing.

Alid