And still she sits in waiting, Deep within her shell. No point in contemplating, As to when she might expel. She’s not driven by a calendar, Nor woken by the sun. She’s not a starlit […]
Author: sonneteer155
I’ve been wordsmithing on Wordpress since 2010 when I chose to focus on writing and sharing my sonnet form of poetry - hence the name Sonneteer. Following, I turned my attention to other short forms including Concertinas (as poems that stretch) and Nine Lines (being snapshots of life). More recently, the Wordling craze has me absorbed and busy creating cryptic clues (Cryptles) for anyone wanting to combine letter-play with word-play.
Saturated Image
A saturated image floats lightly As a surface level scene. An occasional glimmer shines brightly To accentuate the sheen. From fluid thoughts and wet connections Comes a deeper contemplation. A pool of thoughts, recollections born […]
Fourteen lines…
Fourteen lines of rhyming verse No need for clever tricks. Obey the rules or face a curse No remedy can fix! For those who can not do as told There is no path to glory. […]
Vagrant Wordsmith
A dispossessed poet has no address? Vagrant wordsmith finds himself lost for words? Sunday morning solitude, more or less A waste land; quarters apportioned in thirds. Fractional allotments, absurdities; Occupied tables, multiples of six, Or […]
One More Sonnet 