Modern Sonnet Poems

Unsure the Shore

...Grim fog, I praise the shelter of your drear,
the sundown ghost morose not grandiose,
I walk alone - but, no -- with my despair;
a bittern bids a bitter adiós.

The breakers so in agony they gna...

Modern Sonnets Ii

...MODERN SONNETS II

I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.



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Modern Sonnets I

...MODERN SONNETS I

I prefer the original definition of the sonnet as a “little song” of indeterminate form and length. These modern sonnets vary from more-or-less traditional to free verse.


Mak...

Like Falling Snowflakes

...Dear Budding Poet . . . 

   My view on modern poetry is that one must read the poets of old, to grasp
the concept of poetic form, word use, tone, imagery.  Then, take all that you
like and creat...

Almost

...
You
and I,
tried so hard
to make us last,
and we came so close,
now didn't we sweet Babe.
With love and laughter we fought
and it worked for all those long years.
Heart aches ca...

Jane Eyre Crown

...This is a Crown of Sonnets I wrote about one of my favorite books and movies (the version in 1943 with Liz Taylor, who was only 11 had a small role, Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles is the best - John ...

This Thing Love

...(Modern Sonnet)

What is this thing love that makes fools of kings;
that makes a once low and lonely pauper dance,
or the most cheerful heart now cry while singing 
- yet ready for another awkwa...

Escape

...Modern Sonnet

The day begins, so does the fight,
as evil waits behind the door;
not Celsius nor Fahrenheit
can measure this emotion stored.
It lurks outside the castle walls,
beyond the moat ...

Milo Minderbinder, III

...the six foot hole.
But none will sue when you’re under your newest Nun
God’s Son knew, nothing new under the sun

Skipping blithely through fortune’s emerald fields
Shh! Do you hear karma at your heels?

5/30/16
© Thomas W. Quigley

Revised 10/1/24
"Modern Sonnet"--couplet rhymes, loose with the metric feet...

Priestly Love

...The priest loved his flock in Sicily ...
Easter and the Mass were fast approaching.
The church was decorated prettily.
On it, and his flock, priest was doting.
He made sure he knew people by name...

Red Sunsets On the Blue Hills

...Red Sunsets On The Blue Hills

What of soft red sunsets on the blue hills
Or true love found in sweet dreams of the light
Just as night frights give deeper cold chills
Crimson sunsetting views s...

To Forgive Or Not To Forgive

...To forgive or not to forgive, that is the question.
When you are offended, whether real or imagined
by a loved one, a friend, or by someone esteemed,
do you confront the other, or resolve to b...

Forgive Me -Emotive Write For Contest

...Bitter tears cascade down my face, 
hearing that you had taken your own life. 
Another teenage tragedy, I’m in dire straits -
never again will we hear your playful laugh.

The baby b...

Mother Forgive Me

...
Mother, I pray for your forgiveness as it was me,
I had to let you go and it never leaves my mind;
It was me who made the decision to set you free,
I was the one they came seeking for papers...

Forgive Me, Harry

...I am shattered you do not forgive me...
Turn towards me, darling
and don't turn on your heel.
Call me again your Sapling...
I did not mean to upset you
or shrill out a parting of the ways.
I wo...

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