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Orbits of Glory
Beauty steeps in its own saucy aether
mysterious to all but the Muse.
It wafts about as décor to wreathe her
and it serves to amaze and confuse.
If effort is made of both wit and grace
some clearing may be made through the haze
and reward is had by seeing her face
and the honed thought her fine look conveys!
In her domain we find spheres of greatness,
and the orbits of glory they drift in...
and such sights suffer no sad abateness
from the poet residing in Sifton!
Oh, it's a humble suburb, quite boring...
until midnight gets her glory soaring!
mysterious to all but the Muse.
It wafts about as décor to wreathe her
and it serves to amaze and confuse.
If effort is made of both wit and grace
some clearing may be made through the haze
and reward is had by seeing her face
and the honed thought her fine look conveys!
In her domain we find spheres of greatness,
and the orbits of glory they drift in...
and such sights suffer no sad abateness
from the poet residing in Sifton!
Oh, it's a humble suburb, quite boring...
until midnight gets her glory soaring!
Published 12th Jan 2024
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From September 27th, 2016
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12th Jan 2024 6:19am
I suppose it makes sense that a perfect sonnet written with superb meter would come from someone with the name MidnightSonneteer.
12th Jan 2024 7:03am
Well I don't know about perfect, lol.
I'm sure there's more than one poet out there who can do better.
I do appreciate you paying me a visit, though:)
I'm sure there's more than one poet out there who can do better.
I do appreciate you paying me a visit, though:)
12th Jan 2024 7:19am
I don't know it is pretty darn good and I can definitely be a snob with meter. (A nice snob lol)
12th Jan 2024 7:34am
I definitely don't use a scansion yardstick, and I take an idiomatic approach to each line, somewhat akin to Alexander Pope's technique.
I figure if folks want a mechanistic feel to the lingo then they may as well have an A.I. do the work. But I agree that a poet ought to develop an ear for it (meter) in order to be as close to the sonic ideal of the English line as possible.
I was just looking at UNTITLED LOVE POEM III and thinking how well composed it is. I'm glad you're a nice snob. It's good to have high standards:)
BTW...welcome to DUP.
I figure if folks want a mechanistic feel to the lingo then they may as well have an A.I. do the work. But I agree that a poet ought to develop an ear for it (meter) in order to be as close to the sonic ideal of the English line as possible.
I was just looking at UNTITLED LOVE POEM III and thinking how well composed it is. I'm glad you're a nice snob. It's good to have high standards:)
BTW...welcome to DUP.
12th Jan 2024 7:38am
Thank you so much! I agree it is nice to see poets get their own "signature" so to speak for their poems.
12th Jan 2024 9:36am
You know I love your work. I love the term orbits of glory. I want in to that orbit, lol.
Very lovely poem!
Very lovely poem!
12th Jan 2024 9:46am
Hey D-Bear!
Do you ever sleep?
My favorite classical muse is Urania, the muse of astronomy. She was a hot literary commodity in Elizabethan times and thereafter.
Do you ever sleep?
My favorite classical muse is Urania, the muse of astronomy. She was a hot literary commodity in Elizabethan times and thereafter.
12th Jan 2024 9:52am
I sleep at odd times. Lol
I will look that up.
Coffee time!!!!
Enjoy your day.
I will look that up.
Coffee time!!!!
Enjoy your day.
12th Jan 2024 10:09am
