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"What
is he? You might almost answer, He is the
earth... the globe... existence... In Shakespeare
the birds sing, the rushes are clothed with
green, hearts love, souls suffer, the cloud
wanders, it is hot, it is cold, night falls,
time passes, forests and multitudes speak,
the vast eternal dream hovers over all. Sap
and blood, all forms of the multiple reality,
actions and ideas, man and humanity, the living
and the life, solitudes, cities, religions,
diamonds and pearls, dunghills and charnelhouses,
the ebb and flow of beings, the steps of comers
and goers, all, all are on his words."
--VictorHugo
A popular writing form in the early 1600s
in England, the Shakespearean Sonnet adheres
to a strict format. Within its fourteen lines,
comprised of three quatrains of alternating
rhyme scheme (abab/cdcd/efef) and a closing
rhyming couplet (gg) --the exploration of
true love, with all its passion, pain, longing,
and desire is embarked upon.
Michael D. Petti's unique brand of
Sonnets express deep feelings that go beyond
the Elizabethan language and into the present.
It soon becomes clear to the reader that the
themes of Passion and Love are universal --each
Sonnet is fondly and intimately composed.
Drink, Now, My Heart,
that beats bold, with your blood.
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