SONNET FORMS-Norman B-THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH

"If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head." --Shakes /Wordsworth
SONNET FORMS ::: NORMAN B ORIGINALS
and the following two examples from the public domain


PETRARCHAN SONNET
rhyme scheme: abba abba cdcdcd
SONNET by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (1770-1850)

The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune,
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

(public domain)


SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET
rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg
SONNET 130 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

(public domain)


MOCK SONNETS by NORMAN B

TRI-COLOR SONNET
Shakespearean rhyme scheme: abab dcdc efef gg

Going! Going! Gone! Have you gone, gone as far
As you want? Do you want a new chariot?
Is it time, time to sell, time to sell that car?
Time to lasso a new one with your lariat?
Do you want, want to meet an exciting new person?
One with whom you can communicate or date?
One to be with, to be free with while reciting your versin'?
Better answer that ad! Don't you wait too late!
Want a fishing boat that you can set afloat in your moat?
Or one to get up and go, like O.J. Simpson?
A playful pet? Perhaps a puppy, parrot or goat?
You can find all behind the banner gold, black & crimson!
Ask anyone. Inquire of every advisor:
To sell, socialize or buy, try The Advertiser!

(p)(c)2008 Norman Schulerud Bie, Jr. All rights reserved. (c)1985 Norman Bie, in The Advertiser newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida.


THE FIRST-EVER TWO-STANZA SONNET
rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff gg

I thought abo't the Manger Scene:
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,"
I sang, a song from Mendelssohn
And quickly put my sandals on,
Thought "Now 'tis time to leave this place."
I'm leavin' at an even pace,
One mile per hour, whereupon,
By night, I might make Marathon.
Resurgence of the Seraphim!
Detergents of the Terrapin!
Meaning 'What rides on his shell'
Needs cleaning - this dishonest helL!

A twelve-line song, with two tacked on it,
Suddenly becomes a sonnet.

(p)(c)2008 Norman Schulerud Bie, Jr. All rights reserved. Attorney's de facto Copyright 1978 (part of A Pyrite Treasury of Offensive Hedonism). First broadcast 1987 WMNF 88.5 FM Tampa Community Radio. First performed live 1986 at Arts Alive! Performance Gallery, Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.

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[katusa9910]

She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! --Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me! (William Wordsworth)

[astreakernamedesire]

thanks for the poetry

[TrixieTrickx]

whats with all the big words... hhhehehe... fun... and informative

thanks

[astreakernamedesire]

college, trixie. big words are encouraged. and they force you to think in paragraphs instead of soundbytes. it could warp you for life. words of any size are fun to use, aren't they? consider the old expression- 'bigger IS better", it's true isn't it?!? ;o)

[PoetryETrain]

Thanks, this has been added to our playlists here, and on facebook....

[ginamidnight]

now i like this.

[TrixieTrickx]

hehhee you just made me think of how when little kids get all upset you go "it's ok... calm down.. use your words"

heheh...

i am dyslexic so when i type it is hard for me to use all my words... spell check doesn't really help.... my mouth works fine though...

i loved that you used your words

[katusa9910]

I really enjoyed sonnet thing!

You know what? I've learned sonnets in Univ.

One of my favorites is

'She Dwelt among The Untrodden Ways.'

[astreakernamedesire]

:P ( lol i tried to make the little sticky-out tongue guy as a response to yours and YouTube warned me that my message was too short. so i am compelled to natter on...) norman does rate tops with me. we may squabble at times but as a poet i think he's an all-star

[sickliberal]

you could also have taken credit for rating him :P