Work Italian Sonnet Poems

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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Now, I am speechless; I am without speech
As you transcend the simplistic to grand
Grant me the guidance of your gifted hand
In the temple of your...

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Even the Natural world understands. 
unto its creator, it gives great praise.
with seasonal gifts that always amaze. 
as springs sweet flowers, a vision so grand....

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Asparagus shoots, tender, and green~ killed
By late winter's artic blast and hoar's frost
All that intensive work, tossed aside, lost
The natural world rode in so skilled
Though...

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An Acrostic Sonnet inspired by United Colours Yellow Poetry Contest of Silent One:

Orange, which is not such a favored hue,
Rarely decorates hills, streams or plains.
Does...

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As I gaze upon your ghost-like skin and silken hair
I am reminded of those halcyon days we spent
Working in the fields. From row to row...

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She wakens to the most ungodly ring tone-
her husband's cell phone left there by her bed.
And next, her damn alarm clock's blare is fed
by noise...

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Trying to become a new man
Requires a lot of hard work.
Alterations could become perks,
Noticed by both old and new fans.
Switch your form, whenever you can,
From...

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What would they think of my words? Do I care?
Into my heart and mind, doubt starts to creep.
The story that I have to tell is...

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This quaint haven away from Seeing Eye
         No sound of the loom now at nature’s call
 ...

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Love speaks truth into the darkest heart
Where ministering angels stir the soul's delight.
Interred till now beneath a bitter night,
Released this day from bleak resentment's art.
Love,...

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