Drone. Ribbit. Humm-- Bark! Woof! Sniff! Baying howl! Crunch-Crunch-Crunch. Snap! Crash! Rustle! Dash-Dash-Dash! Pant-Pant. Sursurrus. Swallow. Silence. Growl. Crunch-Crack! Snag-Rustle! Squelch-squelch! Hurk! Ker-splash! Rush rushing; Murmur, Hissing, Gurgle- Thump! Gasp! Dripping dribble! Moan. Ka-CHUNK! Ker-BLAM! Whizz! Tchick! UH! Sprint-sprint-sprint! Snag! Bump! AIEEEE! Scrunch! Cough! Gasp! Rasping. Wincing. Slam!-- Clasp. Hoisting. Squishing. Gasping. Whew! Honk honk! … Continue reading January 5: Onomotopoea Sonnet
Sonnets
January 4: Sonnet for Giovanni
Famliaris as could ever be, A hundred thousand years from lupus split, Beloved canis, lying on my knee, Whenever in my domicile I sit. Your wee black nose, more sensitive than mine A millionfold, and dichromatic vision, Developed for the hunt, these days malign, Most frequently to sirlion steaks and pigeons. I know that the … Continue reading January 4: Sonnet for Giovanni
January 3: Mising Leter Sonet
As a new standup comic on the stag Whose never-tested japeries fall fat, And facing down the hostile masses’ rag Must tap reserves of courage in his hat- So I, when looking down this rocky rod I took not knowing what would lie ahad, Must persevere, though failure bumps forebod, And hope the hindrances won’t … Continue reading January 3: Mising Leter Sonet
January 2: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (1) Sonnet (2)
While Camden House3 lay vacant, dark, and bare, Its counterpart on Baker Street4 was, too. The hunted tempted hunter to the snare5, A trap was sprung, the predator subdued6. An empty house3, as any empty space, Is filled with air and possibility; Potential anything in any place, Abounding with ineffability. An empty hearse2 arrived here … Continue reading January 2: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (1) Sonnet (2)
January 1: Sonnet 101
An English sonnet's only fourteen lines, Possessing ten and sixty metered feet, Two stanzas of a thought, then by design, The turn, la volta, where ideas meet. The third quatrain is a kaleidoscope, Through which the prior stanzas can be viewed. And then a couplet which, the writer hopes, Will emphasize or contradict the mood. … Continue reading January 1: Sonnet 101
Libby Weber 