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Song of a Sonneteer

so long ago among the lilies of an antique land- smiling still with love to show that fairest image golden now made of truths upright as a pine & finely used still stands such willing eyes & closed lips so lately dismayed by the weary chase marked by shame so beats the heart with a momentary breath well-contented with the measure of the year that which is of true mind a delight to call upon where mere flesh is just a thought

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Sandra Adams

Date: 7/12/2019 9:30:00 AM

This is gorgeous, the images it brought to me were vivid...i saw a woman aging, but a love still there between the two...i love poetry that can make people see things differently :)

Brian Strand
Date: 7/12/2019 10:18:00 AM

Bless you Sandra for your kind words

Heidi Sands

Date: 7/10/2019 10:57:00 AM

Very nice poem Brian. Interesting. I first thought of my Lilies blooming here, when I read the beginning, then the poem just took me away :)

Brian Strand
Date: 7/10/2019 12:04:00 PM

Bless you Heidi,always an encourager

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/10/2019 6:00:00 AM

Lovely poem, Brian. I love this form that requires no punctuation. I call it ribbon poetry for lack of a better term. Do you have a name for it?

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/10/2019 10:37:00 AM

Yes, 'organic' is a perfect description. The 'ribbon' poetry as I envision it is more 1 word per line with no particular emphasis on spacing - so in that sense, very different... maybe worlds apart. The spacings in the organic form certainly add a lot to make the poem dynamic.

Brian Strand
Date: 7/10/2019 9:01:00 AM

Hilda's definition reads'The poem of organic form molds its phrasing and spacing to conform to the pressures of the poetic content.”.I only came across her poetry in the past year thus giving my take a 'name' Line ,which was nice.

Brian Strand
Date: 7/10/2019 7:35:00 AM

Hilda Morley(of US),the most renown poet thereof (circa70's onwards)labels it 'organic' ie the poem words 'lives' as it decides ' placement on the page' consistent with being read and hence as you note the punctuation therof.I first wrote in this style in 2010 and called it 'open form'.The beauty of the form is the interpretation can vary reader to reader and perhaps from day to day if re-read .Thus to an extent the poem itself can be said to live.Thanks Line for your encouragement.