''The Muse Inspires Her Inmost Poet'' Revised
The muse inspires her inmost poet:
when moved by divine breath she composes
sonnets of three quatrains and one couplet
with such grace that we send her red roses.
Iambic lines by fourteen, five beats per line
she strings together like beads on a cord
forming verses so resoundingly fine
that we adore her with every kind word.
Her sonnets' warm and passionate intent
are lovelier and much more temperate
than untrue kisses when begrudgingly sent
(alas, Petrarch himself was ne'er so great!).
In time, her sonneteer skills down the years
will kindle Shakespeare's envious, green tears.
Copyright © Ngoc Nguyen | Year Posted 2014
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