Notes About The Poem

Poetic Form: Crown of Sonnets: Italian or Petrachan
Inspired: 2023 December 11
Image: Sandhill Cranes in Utah by Jim Shuler

The Amazing Trace: tracking sandhill cranes in Utah

Song of The Sandhill Crane No 1: ABAB

A descension of value bows night scenes,
the purple canopy edges its hoist,
spirits cool Platte River to lose its sheen,
Nebraskans wake to clarion fields voiced.
A loyal guest calls, it's the Sandhill Cranes,
dancing lessons, fields fattening corn orts,
pecking and choosing established campaigns.
Last state, go afoul, -- a date with the courts.
Locals aid their tally, most from afar,
It is nature's clock, all good things must end,
fly north to breed, and brood, and up to par,
A month's here, till next year, that's how the trend.
Awnings grey, triumphant stirs, the tension,
inspiring, crescendo ... the ascension.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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December 14, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Another great sonnet and the ending couplet is great
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
December 14, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Many thanks with the visiting share, Silent One. Aloha, William
Sharma  Avatar
December 12, 2023 at 7:36 PM
"the purple canopy edges its hoist" Wow, a perfect beginning piece for the Songs of Fauna.. I had to read this since I found the second part so interesting.. "It is nature's clock, all good things must end" This is such a profound line!! The picturesque imageries that you've painted here are just so exquisite and mellifluous.. Enjoyed reading this.
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
December 12, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Hiya, you've picked the creme de la creme of the sonnet's outlay. Blessings for your intuitiveness, my friend. Aloha, William
Jones Avatar
December 12, 2023 at 12:50 AM
Beautiful and melodic.
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
December 12, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Blessings, Karen. Aloha, William
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