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One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets - 55. Love's muscle

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Sonnet No. 109


If I pluck from the air a question old,

I'm sure that many will know what I mean,

For universally in this state bold,

One's love in another's is easily seen.

So shall I write how beautiful you are? –

How your eyes sparkle with wit and pleasure;

How your face is that of an angel's boudoir

Where my happy thoughts constantly seek leisure.

Shall I say what it is like to take your hand? –

To feel the firmness, and reciprocation,

As you hold me back from your firebrand,

But pull mine closer, for some compensation.

Back and forth, there may be some gentle tussle,

But it's always good to stretch Love's muscle.

 

 

Sonnet No. 110[1]


To walk Rue Cler, with you my bright sweetheart,

Is a sweet dream of Paris, and one day

We'll view its produce gathered in outlay

With hearts effervescent and sparkling smart.

 

And later my hand will play your cap's part,

Having coffee in a court hidden away –

Over-watched by the bedchamber where we stay,

And to it, step by step, every inch we'll chart.

 

Under linens as white as sheets of snow,

All our sense of isolation will melt,

As I kneel there to kiss the tranquil glow

Off your soft lips so masterfully felt,

And mutually we will lock on so

To the music which that hammering dealt.

 

  

 

[1] Translation of De marcher rue Cler, à toi ma douce, Sonnet no 100 above.

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Parker Owens

Sonnet 109 was so good, I read it through several times, just for the delight in doing so. The third quatrain had me smiling widely. It's perfect. The joy and love that radiates from both of these will have readers returning to them, I feel certain, just as the lovers in sonnet 110 will return to their own Paris again and again. Thank you for both of these.

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Lyssa

Such beautiful sonnets to read in the morning (for me morning) giving the day a start with a special brightness. Both poems speak of so much love. 109 in a big picture and still the questions raised are so sweet and adorable and still eternal and always new again with every love poem written. Perfect. 110 Tells a lovely story, which allows to make a happy mind travel back to Paris. (Gosh, very inspiring -- I am so happy, that B will be back home tonight. hehe)  Thank you for sharing these. 🙂

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MichaelS36

I read these last evening. I was sure I'd left a comment. I must have dreamed it!  In any case, each of these is a joy to read and a celebration of love, each other.  It seems so often that poetry is not happy. These are each wonderful and full of love and life. Thanks, AC.

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Mikiesboy

These are wonderful, AC. So full of love .. i can see them holding hands walking down the street ... so in love, eyes only for each other. I love each of them.

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AC Benus
On 7/13/2019 at 6:46 PM, Parker Owens said:

Sonnet 109 was so good, I read it through several times, just for the delight in doing so. The third quatrain had me smiling widely. It's perfect. The joy and love that radiates from both of these will have readers returning to them, I feel certain, just as the lovers in sonnet 110 will return to their own Paris again and again. Thank you for both of these.

Thank you for reading them, Parker, my friend. I hope people do return to these poems again and again. 

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On 7/13/2019 at 9:04 PM, Lyssa said:

Such beautiful sonnets to read in the morning (for me morning) giving the day a start with a special brightness. Both poems speak of so much love. 109 in a big picture and still the questions raised are so sweet and adorable and still eternal and always new again with every love poem written. Perfect. 110 Tells a lovely story, which allows to make a happy mind travel back to Paris. (Gosh, very inspiring -- I am so happy, that B will be back home tonight. hehe)  Thank you for sharing these. 🙂

Thank you, Lyssa! It's wonderful to think your partner will get the 'full benefit' of your having read these two Sonnets. That makes me smile. That makes me feel delighted 😁

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On 7/14/2019 at 3:34 AM, MichaelS36 said:

I read these last evening. I was sure I'd left a comment. I must have dreamed it!  In any case, each of these is a joy to read and a celebration of love, each other.  It seems so often that poetry is not happy. These are each wonderful and full of love and life. Thanks, AC.

Thank you, Mike! Yes, these are settled and peaceful poems. They are happy ones. It makes me feel glad to know you have read and enjoyed them :)

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On 7/14/2019 at 3:41 AM, Mikiesboy said:

These are wonderful, AC. So full of love .. i can see them holding hands walking down the street ... so in love, eyes only for each other. I love each of them.

Thank you, Tim! You paint a wonderful picture yourself of what you experienced reading these two Sonnets. You fill me with fresh inspiration 💐

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