Retired teacher. I write for the sheer joy of it. Prefer form over free verse. Favorite: English sonnet. Attended University of Florida, Gainesville,Fl and Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Taught High School English in the '70's.
Freelance Photographer for Hallmark Greeting Card Company in the '70's. Still busy writing poetry.
None of the sonnet forms, perhaps most especially the Shakespearean, is easy to capture; I really admire what you’ve done here to grab onto that invisible beast and pull forth a pantheon of beauty. I think the second quattrain is my favorite, with its visually and aurally alliterative “germinate[ing] his girl with air,” “flowered fling,” and “inseminates imaginings.” It’s clear you’ve spent much effort on perfecting your voice in the Shakespearean form.
Your words are always so gorgeous.
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If I could write poetry liken this, I’d be all set. Truly lovely, Jacqueline. Beautiful!
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Thank you, Susan!
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Lovely!
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None of the sonnet forms, perhaps most especially the Shakespearean, is easy to capture; I really admire what you’ve done here to grab onto that invisible beast and pull forth a pantheon of beauty. I think the second quattrain is my favorite, with its visually and aurally alliterative “germinate[ing] his girl with air,” “flowered fling,” and “inseminates imaginings.” It’s clear you’ve spent much effort on perfecting your voice in the Shakespearean form.
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Thank you so much, Leigh, for your careful read. I will be visiting your site.
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