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    AC Benus
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  • 08/31/2020
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One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets - 61. strangers

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Sonnet No. 121


Who among us will stop to consider

The pull of the crush; the ordinary;

And the pulsing shot of the calendar

Witnessed through slots of the momentary.

In a joy not many can understand,

I like to shop the day before Thanksgiving –

The Wednesday evening supermarket, and,

Those hurried and harried pull my heartstring.

For these are of the moments no one writes,

What slips common purpose of sympathy

Farther away from the will that recites

The dull, dead fade slipping to apathy.

But – Wednesday night, let's stand with laced fingers,

And feel bound through love to all those strangers.

 

 

Sonnet No. 122


Love is a buoy that floats; that can lift

Deepest thoughts from the bottom of despair –

Love is the anchor stopping boats adrift

From letting their keels wander unaware.

So drowsy, my eyes want to close, but don't,

For in their searing state through the darkness,

Starlight sought is the one thing that I won't

Have any chance to meet with like success.

With line cast on your marker, on your bell,

My bow points to safety and to harbor,

Where in port, perhaps I can rest a spell,

Once sky/water; hope/destiny might blur.

Dreams fix me and make me a permanent mark –

O Love, raise a great star from my feeble spark.

 

 

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Lyssa

Both are so wonderful. No 121 brings a connection between men. Thats very healing. And No 122 with its boat metaphors speaks very strongly to me. Thank you for sharing. Muha

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Parker Owens

I really liked 122 for the harbor and ocean imagery. So many scents and sounds came to mind. I also enjoyed 121, especially as I remembered the days of shipping and anticipation before Thanksgiving. 

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BDANR

I'm enjoying these two from you. Both sonnets flowed effortlessly. Sonnet 122 was a well done love sonnet, and I was captivated by the imagery, brought into the story.

I do like the way you've wrote Sonnet 123 to be thought-provoking and a call to remind ourselves what the holidays are all about, as intense as they can be with family haha..

Great to see you writing 😊!

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On 8/31/2020 at 10:08 AM, Lyssa said:

Both are so wonderful. No 121 brings a connection between men. Thats very healing. And No 122 with its boat metaphors speaks very strongly to me. Thank you for sharing. Muha

Thank you for reading and commenting, Lyssa. Your support is greatly appreciated :)  

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On 8/31/2020 at 2:58 PM, Parker Owens said:

I really liked 122 for the harbor and ocean imagery. So many scents and sounds came to mind. I also enjoyed 121, especially as I remembered the days of shipping and anticipation before Thanksgiving. 

Thank you, Parker, for your support and comments. I really appreciate it :)

 

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On 9/1/2020 at 1:11 PM, BDANR said:

I'm enjoying these two from you. Both sonnets flowed effortlessly. Sonnet 122 was a well done love sonnet, and I was captivated by the imagery, brought into the story.

I do like the way you've wrote Sonnet 123 to be thought-provoking and a call to remind ourselves what the holidays are all about, as intense as they can be with family haha..

Great to see you writing 😊!

Thank you, Bryant. Now it seems another holiday is at our door, so your comments are very apropos. Thanks again for reading and commenting. It's greatly appreciated :)  

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