Shadow Hamilton Poet Sonnet

Garden Party

The garden abounds flowers tumbling down
from the trellis roses sweetly scented
delicate pots strewn with colourful crown
groaning tables are with flowers crested

Plates filled with delicacies await
vol-au-vents and laden pastries sit
hungry mouths will eat and evaluate
leaving behind scattered crumbs of wit

Romances will flourish under the hot sun
dalliance or two with consequences
that appear in nine months to the ton
causing aslant glances at the lapses

Still the flowers bloom with vibrancy
colourful petals gleam all waxy


written 06/24/2014

contest Garden Party

footnote 

Ton is another word for people from the nobility
ie lords, earls and ladies

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Robert Lindley July 17, 2014 at 9:39 AM Third stanza brought a smile , and such truth sits well with me. A truly fine write my friend! Big congrats!!!

Andrea Dietrich July 16, 2014 at 6:04 PM haha, I loved that third stanza. Oh, those dalliances. congrats for your win. this is a cool sonnet.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser July 16, 2014 at 11:44 AM love this one Shadow..! your first line wow!!! love it.. :D!!! and i would love to come to this party.. :)! God bless you.. :) Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser July 16, 2014 at 11:45 AM my congratulations! :D

Dr. Upma A. Sharma July 16, 2014 at 8:13 AM Very lovely write Shadow! Loved the last stanza the most n concluding lines awesome ! Congrats on great win!

Nette Onclaud July 2, 2014 at 5:37 PM this is one party i would love to attend, shadow... what a lovely write.. huggs

Richard Lamoureux June 26, 2014 at 7:11 PM Kind of an early period soap opera. Very entertaining Shadow. Good luck in the contest. Hugs Rick.

Lucilla Carrillo June 25, 2014 at 1:36 PM This is the second poem I read today about a garden party. It is beautiful and great for the contest. Thanks for sharing... Lucilla

Ravi Sathasivam June 24, 2014 at 8:44 AM Excellent. Very romantic write. Enjoyed your garden party. Tfs

Anne-Lise Andresen June 24, 2014 at 8:37 AM - A fragrant, romantic and beautiful garden party, Shadow! - Good luck in the contest! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)