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    AC Benus
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One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets - 15. reflection

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Sonnet No. 29

 

I lay my head down, and I close my eyes –

The room about me may be dark and still,

But flashes of your thought makes me realize

More than stars in the universe can thrill.

At one level, you and I never part,

And haven't since the time our hands first joined

To stamp the other's image in his art,

And find that Love, has been perfectly coined.

Upon all the starry wonders of you,

My eyes close, but actually open

In my darkened room so the light bursts through

Leaving my lips uttering an "Amen."

What force can light up every darkened night? –

That which you impress in me with your sight.

 

 

Sonnet No. 30

 

Can a person's heart concave and convex –

Twisting an image over to and fro

To ever re-mint it fresh, and then sew

On the mind's mirror, where an engrave reflects?

Like feelings that both behave and perplex,

Convoluting the clear path as they flow,

So my thoughts of you, dear boy, come and go,

But deep within me an enclave collects.

Limpid runs the gentle underflowing

Your smooth currents bring to my state of mind,

And like Narcissus to the water's ring

The beauty is beguiling that I find,

And no distortion is there reflecting

One love mirrored by two faces of kind.

 

 

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On 06/09/2016 02:37 AM, Valkyrie said:

I enjoyed these, as always :)

Thanks for the review and support, Valkyrie!

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Emi GS

What can I say, they are perfectly written by you —Big guy. They are neatly expressed and both are very good. Though, the first one touched my heart...

 

Beautifully written... :)

 

~Emi.

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Parker Owens

In number 29: More than stars in the universe can thrill. I was drawn immediately to this line. The way you play with kinds of light and darkness in this sonnet had me thinking in images right away. How well you manage to do this. To stamp the other's image in his art, and find that Love, has been perfectly coined. This line had me thinking of medals and coins struck by Caesars and rulers going back thousands of years. And Love has struck its image on you? Leaving my lips uttering an "Amen." The couplet that follows this line completes the thought, knowing that force of which you speak.

 

In number 30: Can a person's heart concave and convex… Oh, with this one line, you grabbed my mathematical attention by its short hairs. I was hooked right there, imagining the possibilities of where that might go. And you took me along for a great journey. For indeed, if the heart is a simultaneously convex and concave mirror of the mind, the images reproduced will be complex indeed, continuously subject to re-interpretation. The last six lines allow the reader to breathe…and yet…how fortunate your dear boy must be, to be the smooth, undercurrent of beauty in your mind.

 

These are both masterworks, my friend, and I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed them.

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skinnydragon

I delighted in how you analyzed love from opposite perspectives.

 

The first, outward -- actually infinitely outward -- a comparison using the universe

 

The second, inward, reflecting back toward oneself

 

Although in 'scientific' life, the same lenses are used for both. Perhaps in our lives too?

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Defiance19

AC, sometimes I don't comment because I can't find words that would do my thoughts justice or do justice to your art. Then you write this pair, especially #29 and I can't help myself. Even if it's just to say how perfectly beautiful I found them.

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AC Benus
On 06/09/2016 05:37 AM, Emi GS said:

What can I say, they are perfectly written by you —Big guy. They are neatly expressed and both are very good. Though, the first one touched my heart...

 

Beautifully written... :)

 

~Emi.

Thank you, Emi. It's always best to hear that a poem reached someone on an emotional level. And, I can't get any better praise than 'beautiful' :)

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AC Benus
On 06/09/2016 07:00 AM, Parker Owens said:

In number 29: More than stars in the universe can thrill. I was drawn immediately to this line. The way you play with kinds of light and darkness in this sonnet had me thinking in images right away. How well you manage to do this. To stamp the other's image in his art, and find that Love, has been perfectly coined. This line had me thinking of medals and coins struck by Caesars and rulers going back thousands of years. And Love has struck its image on you? Leaving my lips uttering an "Amen." The couplet that follows this line completes the thought, knowing that force of which you speak.

 

In number 30: Can a person's heart concave and convex… Oh, with this one line, you grabbed my mathematical attention by its short hairs. I was hooked right there, imagining the possibilities of where that might go. And you took me along for a great journey. For indeed, if the heart is a simultaneously convex and concave mirror of the mind, the images reproduced will be complex indeed, continuously subject to re-interpretation. The last six lines allow the reader to breathe…and yet…how fortunate your dear boy must be, to be the smooth, undercurrent of beauty in your mind.

 

These are both masterworks, my friend, and I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed them.

Thank you, Parker. I feel you asked a question about No. 29 that I can answer. Namely about the coin…I'd point out that 'Love' here is a reference to the god of love, so Eros.

 

Concerning No. 30, I think you felt stimulated by this one to the point of maybe producing some poems upon the theme…? I'll look forward to see them, Mr. Mathematician :)

 

Thanks again for another marvelous review, dear friend!

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AC Benus
On 06/09/2016 07:17 AM, skinnydragon said:

I delighted in how you analyzed love from opposite perspectives.

 

The first, outward -- actually infinitely outward -- a comparison using the universe

 

The second, inward, reflecting back toward oneself

 

Although in 'scientific' life, the same lenses are used for both. Perhaps in our lives too?

Beautiful review, Skinny D. Yes, I like your last point a great deal – perhaps there is but one proper lens…?

 

Great review; you so very much!

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AC Benus
On 06/09/2016 10:45 AM, Defiance19 said:

AC, sometimes I don't comment because I can't find words that would do my thoughts justice or do justice to your art. Then you write this pair, especially #29 and I can't help myself. Even if it's just to say how perfectly beautiful I found them.

Def, thank you for your support and love. It means a great deal to me, it really does. Cheers to you!

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