Sonnets

[Gleber2]

Haiku, with three lines, can be tricky but how would we cope with the strict rules of the fourteen line sonnet in Italian or Elizabethan style. Any takers???? There must be afficianados of this style of poetry which is my favorite poetic form. Let's see them!!!

[Gleber2]

This sonnet in the Shakespearian style is dedicated to my friends and protagonists, Gleeber and Golach.


On Hidden Knowledge.


In each man's life a time must surely come
When understanding shines like dawns clear light,
When answers come unbidden and the sum
Of mankind's hidden knowledge shines so bright.

To know the long lost secrets of the soul,
To find the key which unlocks nature's store,
To earn this wisdom should be each man's goal,
And he who seeks will never ask for more.

Behind the mind where untold riches lie
Is where to seek if wisdom is desired.
There is no price, one only needs to try,
Remaining clear with raw ambition fired.

And then the doors will surely open wide,
But always will be closed if sought with pride.

[trinkie]

I did enjoy that.... Thank you.

'' A time must surely come '' ?? I wonder, I hope !

I think the secret to it all is Patience. Not easy but worth a try.

I will copy this off for my Book if I may please, and re-read it many times.

Trinkie

[phoenix]

Liked that Gleber2!

[Sporran]

Super sonnet, Gleber2!

[Gleber2]

Are there no other writers of sonnets out there?? Please post if there are.
If there are sonnet hopefuls who know not the rules, tell me and I shall explain.

[canuck]

This sonnet in the Shakespearian style is dedicated to my friends and protagonists, Gleeber and Golach.


On Hidden Knowledge.


In each man's life a time must surely come
When understanding shines like dawns clear light,
When answers come unbidden and the sum
Of mankind's hidden knowledge shines so bright.

To know the long lost secrets of the soul,
To find the key which unlocks nature's store,
To earn this wisdom should be each man's goal,
And he who seeks will never ask for more.

Behind the mind where untold riches lie
Is where to seek if wisdom is desired.
There is no price, one only needs to try,
Remaining clear with raw ambition fired.

And then the doors will surely open wide,
But always will be closed if sought with pride.

Sir, in the rhyming couplet can the rhyme be GG rather than DD, or were you doing something else with this poem?