TO EDMUND SPENSER: A SONNET

TO EDMUND SPENSER

Oh land of fluid 'scape
and timeless time,
Where gardens shine
in beauty far more bright,
Where terror lies
in dungeon path to climb,
What better place
for men to find their might?
Oh land of high Romance,
where heroes fight
'Gainst inner dragons
for their ladies fair,
And lovers pine
just for their loved one's sight,
And villains plot
a false fair face to wear.
Oh blessèd dreamer
how you work with care
Your multi-leveled
polyphonic quest
In interlockèd rhyme
and language fair
To lure enchanted readers
through each test.
Sweet honey bee
in your six-sided cell
Who else could tell
of once dreamt scenes so well?

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• sonnet
• poetry
• elizabethan
• english

[milyfecirca87]

You did a great job capturing the archaic language of the time; however, I would recommend going one way or the other. Like "Your multi-leveled polyphonic quest" is very modern, but then rest is very Olde Time. I would even say go as far as to use much more archaic words, sample some from Faerie Queene like "Am now enforst a far unfitter taske," just a piece of advice to make it a more true dedication to him, but it's still a very nice tribute. Ha, my tribute should be up next week.

[glenfitch]

I will consider that. The poem was written many years ago, so I'm hesitant to alter anything now. fluid 'scape and timeless time are contemporary as well,

I await your tribute,

Glen

[PoetryETrain]

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

[girlzed]

Wow !

[JustAudio2008]

Thanks for posting -long live the spoken word!

[JessBottles]

I found you again Glen. I got lost for awhile.

Good to hear your voice :D Jess

[wainscottbl]

This is an excellent poem. My comment under my old username was an ignorant one. This sonnet shows a certain genius in my opinion. There is poetry which is bad--scribbling--, poetry which is decent--the product of normal men expressing themselves--, poetry which is good--the poetry of those who wish to be known as poets--and then there is that rarity among poets--genius. This at least leans toward genius. Perhaps it is a work of genius. After all,

[RationalResponsive]

Beautiful. :)

[choosen7467]

how about canterbury tales of chaucer another ideal of me :)

[Theotokos86]

Wow, very nice. I quite like your sonnet. If flows very well and I like how it is written. Please view mine, if you would. I am not satisfied with these sonnets, as I feel I have made a signifigant change in my writing, but other like them.