This is a sonnet written in the Italian style. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my friends.
The stars are bright on this, the shortest day.
A fresh, white sheet of frozen linen lies
Across the yard, and more falls from the skies;
The wind in moonlight makes the snowflakes play.
Beside the fire reclining, my thoughts stray
To [...]
Archive for December, 2008
A Christmas Sonnet
Posted in Non-Society Poetry on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Ivory Banners Streaked with Crimson Blood
Posted in Meridies, Society Ideals and Themes on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was my entry for the Kingdom Poet Laureate competition, Fall 2008. No word yet on a winner.
The bards shall tell the tale in days ahead
Of those forsaken followers of a Crown
Corrupt and twisted by the gold that bred
Contempt and brought his wicked soul to drown
As crashed the tide of war, stones crumbling down
Upon the [...]
