Life Italian Sonnet Poems

Alas, sweet Muse! How I desire, and burn,
     to sing a joyous hymn no less, no worse,
    ...

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O Bipolar, harass me nevermore!
     Depart from me! For Easter Sunday's here,
     a comfort which transforms this...

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I find myself wishing for a portal
entering a far off fairy tale land;
To begin a wild adventure unplanned,
I follow a Sun not gold but purple;...

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Doom smiles at us all, so we smile back.
Wilted petals on the Tree of Life don't die.
A most modest craftsman or a devil's eye.
All will...

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For years, I've watched my seasons come and go
Beneath the pines along the River Brine
I've drunk my fill of robust summer wine
Survived the stinging lonely...

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First tears do heat and drench the cheeks, flesh weak.
A London fog rolls in and life seems gray.
You can’t make a U-Turn, can’t find your...

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Three long years since my love has gone away
And I have settled into a life of lonely self-ease,
Seeing no regrets or sorrows I need to...

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My daughters, I’m so very proud of you.
You have grown to become, fine young women.
Let not your hearts or lives be ruled by men.
Stand fast,...

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Curbed, is the joy to dance in soaking rain,
when its descant’s encore mistunes its beat.
Choked, is the charm of flowers fragrant treat,
for lifetimes falter till...

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I think of life with an elegant man.
I see a man whose hands are silk to me.
He's stunning in a suit (well-groomed is he).
He loves...

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Come sit beside me in the sunshine’s golden rays 
Tell me what special secrets lie hidden in your heart 
Things you need to tell me...

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MICHELANGELO: Modern English Translations

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is considered by many experts to be the greatest artist and sculptor of all time. These are modern English...

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I long for your truant inspiration,
     O Muse, for I've felt your absence too long;
     empower me...

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A Sonnet begets life.
     Joy, her child, leaves her womb,
     bliss that transcends the tomb
and dulls the...

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Time

Time is like a unique magician , 
That can be seen throughout life of our own soul as sprite;
Time is an esteemed one, 
If thou...

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