I took my cue from the sonnets of Aislinge and Alexander for the stylistic theme of this one. A recipe, a blazon, and now a pattern for Seigneur Yves de Fortanier.
A tailor, tasked with patterning a man,
Composed his measurements with wise concern:
A mind too wide will never [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Fifty Sonnets Project – Yves de Fortanier
Posted in Fifty Sonnets Project, Society Friends and Fellows on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fifty Sonnets Project – Aislinge MacCuithein
Posted in Fifty Sonnets Project, Society Friends and Fellows, Uncategorized on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This entry in the Fifty Sonnets Project is for my friend Aislinge from the Shire of Loch Cairn, a Grand Chef of Meridies. I feel this poetic recipe suits her quite well.
Thus reads the recipe for Aislinge Stew:
To start, a dash of intellectual salt
Three cups of [...]
Fifty Sonnets Project – Alexander Ravenscroft
Posted in Fifty Sonnets Project, Society Friends and Fellows on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This edition of the Fifty Sonnets Project is a followup to an earlier poem, The Herald God, concerning my peer, Master Alexander. This one takes a more introspective tone.
Upon a field of truly valorous gules
Alights a sacred heart of purest Or.
His wisdom, like a rare and precious [...]
Fifty Sonnets Project – Svana Mjobeina
Posted in Fifty Sonnets Project, Society Friends and Fellows on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another entry in my A&S50 project, the Fifty Sonnets project, this one about The Honorable Lady Svana Mjobeina who has been called the Sable Swan of Meridies for various reasons, some outlined below.
A sable feather lights upon the lake
Where late an aviary beauty swam.
No evidence aside lay [...]
