Suzette Richards Poet Sonnet

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Earth from a Distance, by Suzette Richards – image generated 8 July 2024

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Envelope Rhyme Sonnet: abba cddc efg efg or abba cddc efe fef. Stanzaic. A pivot at line 8 (instead of the customary volta at L9).

The influential folio, Fourteen Sonnets (1789), by William Lisle Bowles, contains two Envelope Rhyme Sonnets. 

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*The opening line is from the song Abstract (Psychopomp), by Hozier; from his album Unreal Unearth (2023).

novalunosis: (n) the state of relaxation and wonderment when gazing upon the stars.

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The Earth from a Distance

The memory hurts but does me no harm.*
If I can get through the day without blame                     
and read some poetry that still aflame 
the mind, then the wry words might hold some charm.

It has no purpose other than to breathe
free from the shackles of design and form,
so distancing myself from every norm;
from triggers encapsulated in sheath.

Experiencing novalunosis charm
it brings me close to Nirvana stance
where I freely explore without alarm
the many facets of the resistance.
Teasing out essence, it does me no harm,
but hurts seeing the earth from a distance.

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Paula Goldsmith July 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM I really enjoyed reading your wonderful write with a great picture. "Good Luck" if for a contest. Have a blessed day writing away............