Write a sonnet???

[#juan]

We've had several discussions about Shakespeare over the time I've been here and at least some of those discussions involved the Sonnets. Shakespeare wrote a large number of sonnets. The following is an example of one of them:

Below is the example of an English sonnet, written by Shakespeare.​

Sonnet 130​

My Mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
There in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak; yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground
Any yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare​

As can be plotted in this example, a sonnet follows a traditional structure:
• A proposition is set out
• The proposition is then developed
• Either a conclusion is reached, or there is a thought-provoking finale​

Moving on to the Italian sonnet, the same conventions are followed, but the stanzas follow a different structure. The first stanza is composed of eight lines, and the second of six lines.​

A sonnet can be humorous, sarcastic, whatever. Anybody want to try one? I will....Give me fifteen minutes. Hey, don't let me be the only one..:smile:

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[Libra Girl]

I'm thinking, I'm thinking.... erm.

 

[hermanntrude]

I'm afraid I'll never be much good at this. My dad writes poetry but i doubt he'd have the control to stick to the rules of a sonnet. he writes in a very loose manner and usually very silly too.

 

[Libra Girl]

I'm afraid I'll never be much good at this. My dad writes poetry but i doubt he'd have the control to stick to the rules of a sonnet. he writes in a very loose manner and usually very silly too.

Now don't let me down herm... I've issued a statement to yuan that anyone can write a sonnet if they put their minds to it, when he said that Francis Bacon looked more likely to be the type to write sonnets than Shakespeare would be. 8O :-? ;-)

 

[hermanntrude]

I'm sure I could write a sonnet, but I don't want to, because I know it'd be embarrasing

 

[Libra Girl]

lol. But, you said you could, so I guess that counts. Me, I'm having great difficulty. Poetry ain't my thing.

 

[#juan]

Juan's Sonnet #1...Don't laugh

The wiles of women defeat all men both rich and poor
There is no known defense against this threat
For the highest born ladies and as the commonest hoor
Can get round the objections and all manner of fret
What man can object to a well turned knee
A softly lifted smile and a beguiling look
That can cause a man's insides to buzz like a bee
Can make a man wiggle like a fish on a hook

Is there any escape from this God-awful fate
To be led like a dog on the gentlest leash
An unholy test that's bound to cause hate
A wretched alliance to be sure but Geesh,
Aren't they lovely to be around at that time of night
When the house is all quiet and we aspire to delight

 

[sanctus]

Juan's Sonnet #1...Don't laugh

The wiles of women defeat all men both rich and poor
There is no known defense against this threat
For the highest born ladies as well as the commonest hoor
Can get round the objections and all manner of fret
What man can object to a well turned knee
A softly lifted smile and a beguiling look
That can cause a man's insides to buzz like a bee
Can make a man wiggle like a fish on a hook

Is there any escape from this God-awful fate
To be led like a dog on the gentlest leash
An unholy test that's bound to cause hate
A wretched alliance to be sure, but geesh,
Aren't they lovely to be around at that time of night
When the house is all quiet and we aspire to delighte

A good effort!

 

[#juan]

This was harder than I thought...:-(

 

[sanctus]

Oh Love, Who Once Made Me Feel So Blest

Oh love, who once made me feel so blest,
yet now desires to end this happy security.
Who assures me that heart can come to rest
upon a future that will not have place for me.
Oh shadow that hides behind my weary soul,
who laughs at my passion which is undying.
Please be gentle in your ending of my role.
Do not ignore my leaping hands still trying
to erase the pressure of words unshaken.
Oh soul, which is filled with wild endeavour,
be kind in your death which life has taken.
Be patient in the limbs you will happily sever.
Oh heart, why are you so heavy to know?
Why, dear love, must all we have fail to grow?

 

[sanctus]

This was harder than I thought...:-(

It is a very difficult style to master. The last two lines, also, should rhyme in a traditional sonnet.

 

[#juan]

A good effort!

Thanks Sanctus

My friends who were going to write one as well abandoned me...;-):lol:

That was probably my last Sonnet..:roll:

 

[sanctus]

Thanks Sanctus

My friends who were going to write one as well abandoned me...;-):lol:

That was probably my last Sonnet..:roll:

Don't give up!

I didn't know you wrote poetry. Are you published?

 

[hermanntrude]

I prefer the limerick :0)

great stuff from the two of you. Although we wouldnt expect less from sanctus, since he's already shown his class as a poet.

 

[#juan]

Don't give up!

I didn't know you wrote poetry. Are you published?

That was a great compliment. Thank you. That is the one and only poem I've ever written period.

 

[sanctus]

I prefer the limerick :0)

great stuff from the two of you. Although we wouldnt expect less from sanctus, since he's already shown his class as a poet.

Thank you. Yes, poetry is my first love. Everytime something gets published it's kind of a secret delight for me. I have a small reputation in poetry circles, believe it or not!

 

[eh1eh]

Thanks Sanctus

My friends who were going to write one as well abandoned me...;-):lol:

That was probably my last Sonnet..:roll:

Wasn't bad enough to be a last.:smile:

 

[eh1eh]

I prefer the limerick :0)

great stuff from the two of you. Although we wouldnt expect less from sanctus, since he's already shown his class as a poet.

Way back in the usenet days (news groups) I was known to participate in a limmerick group. Sadly I sucked, but I did have some fun. If I can get the right synapses firing I might throw one out.:smile:

 

[tamarin]

I'm picky. I want my sonnets to scan. I want them to respect convention. Sorry, folks, you'll have to be more personally demanding. And for Pete's sakes get rid of those excess syllables. Okay, I'm through.

 

[#juan]

I'm picky. I want my sonnets to scan. I want them to respect convention. Sorry, folks, you'll have to be more personally demanding. And for Pete's sakes get rid of those excess syllables. Okay, I'm through.

Where is yours?