Sonnet to the Fair Youth

• Artist: YumeriaFreak
• Description: I was inspired to write this my freshman year of high school after reading Shakespeare's sonnets, explaining the similarities in grammar, diction, theme, etc. I hope you can understand and share my love of Shakespearean poetry. ^__^
  
  *By the way, this poem is meant to be slightly sensual. ;-)
• Date: 04/22/2009
• Tags: sonnet fair youth love shakespeare

Sonnet Dedicated to the Fair Youth

Expressed to me on that ambrosial day
we crossed the line we never crossed against,
our feelings overwrought we did betray,
our bodies’ crossing o’er the sea commenced.

The blinding darkness clouding up my mind
concealing my emotions, hiding truth—
the truth was reaffirmed when we entwined—
extinguished by the luster of his youth.

It can arrest my soul and mind; subdue
my heart, for when I feel him I erupt.
The flare revealed my eyes to life anew.
The love partaken cannot be corrupt.

A Joy unchaste abounds in thoughts divine.
His love shall be for none, for none but mine.

Comments

[Lady Gwendolynn O Danaan]

Very awesome. I am happy to see a Sonnet or at least, more so happy to see someone knows what one is. I should post mine up sometime.

[effello]

so my friends tell me i'm the best writer they've ever met. and i tell them they just haven't met any other writers. please don't meet any of my friends, haha. you are correct, that was a very roundabout compliment.

[haley52789]

I'm really impressed This is awesome

[YumeriaFreak]

Thank you so much! ^__^

[TheAsphodel]

I'm really impressed that you wrote this as a freshman in high school. Sonnets have a tendency to sound very forced, but your rhyme scheme and iambs are, for the most part, natural.

Really great job!