At dVerse Laura is hosting Meeting the Bar with an invitation to write a sonnet (14 lines 10 syllables) with a choice of rhyming traditions, while also starting and finishing each line with the same word. The theme is shadow in honour of the Shadow Sonnet as originated by Amera M. Andersen. For more Information follow the link below.
dVerse Poets – MTB – Some Shadowy Lines
“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” Emile Zola
Shades Of Her She is so lovely to behold is she like summer warm florals and the like, see her perfect winsome ways you'll see psych not she holds my feelings like a psych. Ours the bond of love tight as ever ours, eyes hers so deep reflect so in mine eyes, powers of glistened lips through mine powers, flies the look between us just as time flies. But your love questions every doubtful but, that smile I do so love a smile like that, shut the door that all distractions may shut pat each other like how we love a pat. Kiss upon kiss to that unconscious kiss, matching strokes our shadow passions matching. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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Bravo! You did it! I couldn’t cope with it last night, but squeezed one out this morning.
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I must head over soon and read, thank you for your encouraging response Jane, much appreciated, my head aches – what a challenge, yes, I put it off a while too.
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Maybe one to attempt once we’ve understand the mechanics of the basic form. The frills just make it impossibly difficult otherwise.
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Yes, very much agree with you, I had to play with it first.
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Woman are nice 😊😊
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Absolutely
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Damn… is it getting hot in here, or is it just me, Paul?
❤
David
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David! (open the window, quick) 🙂
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this sonnet made me say “ah” several times over so it worked well! very touching, and a lovely light touch with the shadow lines that makes the reading so easy and smooth. I wish I had written this especially:
“flies the look between us just as time flies.”
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Thank you so much Laura, much appreciated – and in spite of the tough challenge it was yet welcome
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Paul, this is lovely! You made writing a shadow sonnet look so easy with your light as breeze touch.
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My eyes are sore from persevering, lol, it was a tough but yet welcome challenge – thank you for your encouraging words Punam.
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I hear ya! Mine too, lol. I agree, I enjoyed writing for it. My pleasure, Paul.
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The things we do (and enjoy) lol
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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🙂
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Wonderful done, Paul! You have chosen the best image too. 😉 xx Michael
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Glad you liked this 🙂
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I adore it, Paul! Thanks for sharing, and enjoy a nice rest of the weekend! xx Michael
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Ha, now it’s monday but, I’m on holidays so all is well 😉
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Hey, great news. Enjoy your vacation, Paul! xx Michael
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A much needed rest and some fun 😉
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Wonderful sonnet. I loved the lines “Kiss upon kiss to that unconscious kiss,
matching strokes our shadow passions matching.”
They sound musical! 🙂
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That’s a nice thought, hadn’t thought of musical connections, but now that you mention it ….
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Very Nice
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Thank You 🙂
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Very nicely done, Paul. You were able to master the prompt very well.
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Thank you very much Dwight – what a challenge!
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You did it, and did it well, Paul. I do love the erotic visuals the couplet (in more ways than one) evoked.
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Thank you for that Lisa, wow, what a challenge it was too.
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You’re very welcome, Paul.
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So much to like about this. Not easy and well done.
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It was a real challenge wasn’t it – many thanks
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You aced the challenge! Well done.
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Very kind, thank you Patricia – what a challenge it was too.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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Looks good.
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Thank you very much Rupali
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I love the way you did it, with a little wink to the bard…. comparing her to that summer’s day… yes to me it works very well
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Thank you 🙂
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Wow
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Thank you so much 🙂
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You met the Shadow Sonnet challenge admirably well! (I’ll admit I was a bit distracted by thinking that the man and woman in the illustration are in fact hawking a television set.)
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How that dates a generation, even though not hawking, we recognise the implicit message that is not there (are we programmed perhaps?)
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Colleges use advertising as an easy way to introduce logical fallacies. (Buy this television, and you will live happily ever after with an adoring man (or woman) at your side. Nowadays, the message seems to be, if you can figure out what we’re selling AND if you know what it is, then you are the coolest of the cool people.
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Which always makes me laugh, because to be cool in that way is to be dumb, at least in my estimation, lol, but yes that old manipulation is good and strong.
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I agree that to be cool that way is to dumb, but hopefully some people grow out of it.
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I know some who have, so always – hope.
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” kiss upon kiss to that unconscious kiss ‘..
………… Marvelous! 😊
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Thank you so much Datta
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So artful and beautiful
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Thank you
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