Song of The Sandhill Crane No 1: ABAB

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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

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.

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Silent One

Date: 12/14/2023 2:17:00 PM

Another great sonnet and the ending couplet is great

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/14/2023 10:29:00 PM

Many thanks with the visiting share, Silent One. Aloha, William

Hiya Sharma

Date: 12/12/2023 7:36:00 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.

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/12/2023 10:04:00 PM

Hiya, you've picked the creme de la creme of the sonnet's outlay. Blessings for your intuitiveness, my friend. Aloha, William