In preparation for Halloween Sonnet Sunday, I did some internet searching, only to discover that the Halloween Sonnet is not really 'a thing'... yet! This is great news, because it gives us a chance to be innovators with the form. I did, however, wish to provide some inspiration, so I'm happy I landed upon Pop... Continue Reading →
πππ Special Announcement: Halloween Sonnet Sunday! πππ
I realise it's been a while since I hosted a Sonnet Sunday as I have been very busy with dVerse, publishing a book, trying to finish my novel, etc. What better time to revive this poetry party than Halloween? Last year's EIF Halloween Poetry Challenge was a spooky success, and I'm hoping to recapture some... Continue Reading →
Winter’s Breath by Darius #SonnetSunday
As autumn crumbles into brittle parts,And lifted on a whisper of winter's breath,Another season of the year departs,The cloud's brief tears bear mourning of its death,Β Cold snatches the pearls of heavenly birth,To sprinkle twee crystal parcels in lieu,Bewitching giggling streams in sheets of mirth,Primed for pebbles to free the babbling blue, Sleeping giants will... Continue Reading →
Spring to Summer by Valdis Stakle #Sonnet Sunday
As summer leaves behind the springThe days grow ever longerThe leaves are green the birds do singThe sun shines ever strongerI walk along the sandy shoreAnd gaze out to the distant seaI feel the warmth and long for moreThe summer sun has set me freeI then ascend a distant hillAnd contemplate a tranquil skyThe night... Continue Reading →
Fall into Winter (Canberra-Australia) #SonnetSunday
I donβt fall into winter, not like the dead leaves,but charge in, daubed cheeks and white breath;eager mornings tugging aside curtainsβ sheavesto see the silvering frost-blanket the night has left. I donβt fall into winter, wishing for some brakesholding arms in front of me, trying to stop time.I gallop in gladly, relishing airβs chilly embracefinding... Continue Reading →
Sonnet Sunday announcement: Spring into Summer!
I have witnessed the transition from Spring into Summer in several different locations. In the UK, the saying goes, Ne'er cast a clout, till May is out. ('Don't take your (winter) clothes off until May is over.') In Catalunya, it's Pel maig cada dia un raig ('In May, every day a ray' - but the... Continue Reading →
Mayday Sonnet Sunday #2: May Day, A Brief History by Valdis Stakle
'Twas May Day when the workers did arisedemanding freedom with a single voice;they shook their leaders, took them by surprise;the leaders then were forced to make a choiceand so they promised freedom and rewardand won the trust of workers far and widebut then they charged with bloody pointed sword:the workers ran and scattered, where to... Continue Reading →
Sonnet Sunday announcement: Mayday!
Next weekend marks the start of the May Day bank holiday in the UK, while in other parts of the world we celebrate International Workers' Day or Labour Day. In honour of this, and in recognition of the emergency on planet earth, I will be holding a Sonnet Sunday on 2 May on the theme... Continue Reading →