A Gathering of Modern Sonnets for the Soul

Sonnet of One Valiant Healing Day

How great the joy to serve the king.

How To Write A Sonnet

To pray. To seek. To read. To dance in the rain.

A Gathering of Modern Sonnets for the Soul

To understand on earth the things heav´n contains.

To sit and wait in faith for God´s blessings.

To know that one day there will come healing

From all the issues that bring me to complain.

Fo see disappear from sight every stain

Entangling me from the attaining.

I sigh with exultation to be alone here.

This rain is cleansing and good medicine.

To pray so long and fast and be far from sin.

To feed my soul. To know God is near.

To rest my case upon His feet and wait.

He is not early. He is never late.

Sonnet of the Narrow Road

White cloud on the mountain ridge near

Where is sit in coat and hat writing

With cats at foot sleeping and play-fighting.

On the other side the sky blends with sea.

Snow caps Veleta and every peak

Like powder. The storm kept it from our sight.

Contrast of sharp blue sky is a delight

To all who should behold its majesty.

Soon the sun will vanish and cold will come

So I will not delay to find some place warm.

If I remain outside I will see my breath.

It is by grace that I stay on this path.

The way is windy so I must concentrate.

The way is less travelled. Narrow is the gate.

Passing Time Sonnet

I took a long walk and kept looking

At the things good in my life. waterfalls,

Cuddly cats with striking eyes, yuccas,

Sun from beneath cloud appearing,

In distant places even the snow falling,

On rainy days reading and playing guitar,

Pleasant food awakening taste buds

And new revelations from God discerning.

There will always grow weeds that need removing.

Muscle and elbow keep the land clear.

And fire removes the impurities.

Higher and higher I keep ascending.

Can seasons still flow while time ceases to pass?

Or is time passing while I stand still?

Armor and Clay Sonnet

In the midst of suffering I remember words

of Jesus before he took the cross.

"I do not ask you to take them out of the world"

I cling to them now as I feel lost

And bound and burnt and spent, torn and tossed.

Chewed up. spit out. forgotten and misused.

Uncelebrated. my mind with exhaust.

As I battle the reason for abuse.

"Make them one as I am with you."

So I am wounded but not beaten.

Yet I know as I walk the challenge not through.

Still Jesus´ words are embedded and greeted.

My armor so stays on. I fast. I pray.

He is the potter. I am the clay.

A Gathering of Modern Sonnets for the Soul A Dozen Roses Sonnet Video Clips. Duration : 1.97 Mins.

Hey srry it took so look to mak a new video but yeah i did this was a project i did for english using imovie it was so much fun using it I know its passed valentines day but this was made before that sunday lol Songs: OWL CITY- IF MY HEART WAS A HOUSE, HOT AIR BALLOON i dont own rights to these songs but i did write the sonnet

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Shakespeare Sonnets 16 - 20

Shakespeare Sonnets 16 - 20 Tube. Duration : 4.65 Mins.

Shakespeare gets less interested in getting the Earl of Southampton laid and becomes more interested in preserving him through his own poetry :-) 16 But wherefore do not you a mightier way Make war upon this bloody tyrant, Time? And fortify yourself in your decay With means more blessed than my barren rhyme? Now stand you on the top of happy hours, And many maiden gardens yet unset With virtuous wish would bear your living flowers, Much liker than your painted counterfeit: So should the lines of life that life repair, Which this, Time's pencil, or my pupil pen, Neither in inward worth nor outward fair, Can make you live yourself in eyes of men. To give away yourself keeps yourself still, And you must live, drawn by your own sweet skill. 17 Who will believe my verse in time to come, If it were fill'd with your most high deserts? Though yet, heaven knows, it is but as a tomb Which hides your life and shows not half your parts. If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'This poet lies: Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.' So should my papers yellow'd with their age Be scorn'd like old men of less truth than tongue, And your true rights be term'd a poet's rage And stretched metre of an antique song: But were some child of yours alive that time, You should live twice; in it and in my rhyme. 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake ...

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A Vampyre Tale (in 4 Sonnets)

A Vampyre Tale (in 4 Sonnets) Tube. Duration : 3.55 Mins.

A light-hearted vampire story told in 4 sonnets. This video was mainly filmed to be shown on my darker poetry websites such as Gothspace and Vampire Social. I write all styles of poetry.

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February 22nd: Road Trippin' and Sonnets

Wherein Lizz films in the car on her way to -- somewhere... finishes and reads her sonnet "by captain glover" ... has no real semblance of order except for mostly chronological... and is in a car teehee my sonnet (heart lines are in CAPS) if i could tell you i'd be HOME SOON TO write the words i long to say HOW NICE to say i'd be home soon 'til then i LOVE YOU every day DEAR ONE to be with you would be bliss TO hold you near as the sun grows dim even if only for the space of ONE KISS a small comfort, I HOPE, when life turns grim ONLY YOU can soothe my aching soul IT'S LOVE that pulls me through these endless weeks to GO HOME remains my fondest goal 'twould BE GOOD to hold at last what my heart seeks look at us now, a lady YOU & ME a lover memory of your SMILE shall keep me your steadfast Captain Glover

Sonnets of Love, (Sonnets XVII i XVIII by Wiliam Shakespeare

Sonets XVII i XVIII de Sonnets of Love de Wlliam Shakespeare. (traducció catalana de Xisco Bernal dedicada al poeta Federico García Lorca) Sonnet XVII. Who will believe my verse in time to come, Quí creurá els meus versos en els temps veniders If it were fill'd with your most high deserts? Si de les teues més elevades virtuts foren plens Though yet, heaven knows, it is but as a tomb Tanmateix, el cel és testimoni, no són sinò la tomba Which hides your life and shows not half your parts. Que oculta ta vida i no mostra més que la meitat. If I could write the beauty of your eyes Si puguera descriure la bellesa dels teus ulls And in fresh numbers number all your graces, i en tendres números enumerar les teus gràcies The age to come would say 'This poet lies: L'edat venidera dirá : aquest poeta menteix Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.' Rasgos tan divins mai aplegaren als rostres humans So should my papers yellow'd with their age Seran,doncs, els meus papers engroguits per l'edat Be scorn'd like old men of less truth than tongue, Menytingutscom homevell amb menys veritat que llengua And your true rights be term'd a poet's rage i les teues qualitats reals considerades com exageracions de poeta And stretched metre of an antique song. I correctes rimes d'antiga cançó. Sonnet XVIII Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Et podrè comparar amb un dia d'estiu? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Tu ets més amable i trempat Rough winds do shake the darling buds ...

Sonnets - Open Your Heart With 140 Syllables and Fill it and Someone Else's With Love

The English Sonnet is just one of many variations of what started out as the word for "little song." Hence, it is called sonnet, or a truncated form of sonnetto. In form, it is not difficult. The content is presented in fourteen lines, which is more flexible than the 17 syllables of haiku but far more restrictive than the three thousand line epics of historical predecessors like Homer and Virgil.

Condition I: 14 lines

Each of the fourteen lines consists of five units of measure with a specific pattern of rhythm.

Rhythm itself is a pattern of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, i.e., they have a pattern of accents or non-accents. The vocabulary of languages consists of multiple-syllable words as well as one-syllable words, the combination of which forms a recognizable pattern of speech This pattern can undulate (flow like a wave) according to its arrangement in a linear format.

Example: Poe's "The Raven" has a relatively consistent trochaic pattern of stressed-unstressed syllables. It begins, Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary... a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that is almost melodic.

Another example: The Christmas piece with a well-know lyrical pattern is, "T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... "

Note the anapestic pattern of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed throughout the line. To make the process consistent with historical applications, the rhythmic patterns use the names that were available at the time of their formal inception into classical literature. Their nomenclature included reference not only to their QUANTITY (number of syllables per line but also their QUALITY (the specific kind of named pattern per line). The characteristics of the syllable were likewise classified as LONG (stressed) or SHORT (unstressed).

These are as follows:

1. the IAMB: a pattern two syllables the first of which is Unstressed followed by a Stressed

2. the reciprocal of the iamb is the TROCHEE which is the reverse: two syllable, the first being Stressed while the second is Unstressed

3. a third pattern is the DACTYL, which consists of three syllables with the first one stressed and the next two unstressed

4. the reciprocal of the dactyl is the ANAPEST which has a pattern of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed

5. two forms which are often used as filler between or among the others are the SPONDEE, two consecutive stressed syllables and the PYRRHIC which is a combination of two Unstressed syllables.

How does this apply to the five-foot line? Consider that each of the iambs, dactyls, trochees, anapests, spondees, and pyrrhic combinations is a measure (from METER, the Greek word for measure), not so different from a measure of music. But, it seems that the word FOOT became an essential, universally acceptable measurement for each of the syllabic combinations. Again, the Greek influence prevailed and the number of metrical (measurable) units (feet) required a numerical value to show how many of these units were in a line. Consider the following:

One foot per line = MONOMETER two feet per line = DIMETER three feet per line = TRIMETER four feet per line = TETRAMETER five feet per line = PENTAMETER six feet per line = HEXAMETER seven feet per line = HEPTAMETER eight feet per line = OCTAMETER nine feet per line = NONAMETER (a rarity) ten feet per line = DECAMETER [Hence, the ten-foot line.]

By extension, the following labels would apply.

A line of poetry that consists of four metrical feet of dactyls = dactylic tetrameter.

A line that consists of ten measures of anapests = anapestic decameter.

By definition the, the sonnet is a poem that utilizes 14 lines of iambic pentameter.

Condition II: Iambic pentameter(The Shakespearean or English Sonnet)

How do the string of words in a line, whether poetic or not, fit the pattern? The answer to that lies with the artistry, talent, genius of the writer. Sometimes it happens by luck, by chance, or on purpose. Look at the following examples:

A truck spilled its cargo of bananas. [7 words totaling 10 syllables of no set pattern] The highway was covered with yellow peels. [Again, 7 words and 10 syllables with no set patter]

A truck banana-laden spilled its load [9 words and 10 syllables in an iambic pattern] the concrete path attired with yellow peels. [7 words, 10 iambic measures]

See? Now we have two lines of iambic pentameter.

Condition III The string of words must be arranged to form the iambic pentameter flow.

Condition IV involves a variable, rhyme scheme. The English (Shakespearean) form takes on the rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. (End rhyme simply means the sound at the end of the line.)

Summary: The sonnet consists of 14 lines of iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme to be determined by a specific type determined by the writer, whether it follows Spenserian, Shakespearean, or Petrarchan.

The content of the sonnet has some strictly listed conditions that are imposed only by the purists. The first three quatrains should state the problem while the couplet at the end should resolve it; but these are limitations I choose to modify to my own liking for the sake of getting a point across. Call it poetic license.