Alone, amongst the waves, beneath the sun -
I fear I'll drown; I've waded out too far.
The seabirds cackle in a frenzied bunch,
detecting noontime spoils from afar.
So far from land, so far from everyone,
I cannot say why I feel merrier:
my cheeks exude a strange vermillion,
my eyes ablaze with some unearthly star.
Perhaps I do not need an audience:
if I should whisper some aquatic rhyme,
the simple joy of it is bountiful -
if one should pause to note its loveliness,
then it is Art; if one should call it crime,
then I am mad as any starving gull.
Beautiful, oh aquatic poet. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, oh Texan muse. :)
ReplyDeleteThe simple joy of this sonnet is bountiful, if I may say so! You write with a pen that is dipped in light!
ReplyDeleteAm noting the number of the sonnet, #364. If you have resolved to stop at #365, please turn your very able hand to blank verse, or to the heroic couplet, or to villanelles, or to rondeaux redoublés! Anything at all; abandon not your readers!
A poem by the late James Merrill begins with the words: "Art. It cures affliction." Poetry is art, of course; and when it is done as skillfully and as gracefully as you do it, it certainly mitigates our woes and gladdens our spirits. And inspires our gratitude.
Thanks again, Dylan. :) Nothing quite so ambitious: http://someturbidnight.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI love this! You always brighten up my days with your lovely poems. A true talent!
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Thanks Hannah & I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
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