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Author's Notes: "God's Holy Whisper of Love," is a Canzone I completed on July 15, 2016. This is the second Canzone that I've written following the original poetic tradition of this particular format as significantly influenced by both Francesco Petrarch and Dante Alighieri. Similar to my first Canzone, "The Bewitching Call of the Siren," from July 4, 2016 -- my second write, "God's Holy Whisper of Love," is set in One Stanza. But this time, I limited my write to 14 Verses (essentially a sonnet-length type stanza with 12-syllable lines scored in Iambic Hexameter.) Although this poem may more resemble a Sonnet, it is not one by content definition. I followed carefully Dante's methodology for how one should build out and articulate the "Canzone" to the reader. Its schema is somewhat reminiscent of the later Shakespearean sonnet format. After all, the Canzone is known as the literary precursor to both the English and Italian sonnet forms. In this Canzone, I do my best to speak to the "intent" and "affect" of what God's holy whisper of love represents and means for mankind in general here on Earth and as part of the Almighty's greater divine plan. It's nice to know that poets from centuries past to the present, who have touched on themes similar to mine here, have continued to speak of the importance of love and passion in the human experience and the quintessential role they play in prayer and reflection toward bringing each of us closer to God. In effect, God's message to mankind in our mortal world is one of love. We should always listen for His whisper and His voice in each of our prayers. (Gary Bateman - July 15, 2016) (Canzone)
Categories: emotions, faith, god, heaven, love, metaphor, and symbolism.
Structural Notes Regarding This Canzone:
One Stanza
14 Verses
Meter: Iambic Hexameter
Total Syllables: 168
Rhyme Scheme: aabbccddeeffcc
(NOTE: Manual Syllable Count checked and confirmed at www.howmanysyllables.com)