Sonneteer155
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Poetry at the crossroads of Shakespeare’s sonnets and McCartney’s lyrics—timeless thoughts for modern minds.
Without the Trimmings…Shakespeare reminds us that ‘nothing’s trimmed with jollity,’ yet what do we find when stripped of our masks and illusions? My poem explores the vulnerabilities of facing ourselves without adornment.
January 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Without the Trimmings…Shakespeare reminds us that ‘nothing’s trimmed with jollity,’ yet what do we find when stripped of our masks and illusions? My poem explores the vulnerabilities of facing ourselves without adornment.
To a Beggar’s Prayer: Inspired by Shakespeare (Sonnet 66: line 2) I reflect on hope—its power, its fragility, and its danger when wielded falsely.
More on the topic at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...
More on the topic at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
To a Beggar’s Prayer: Inspired by Shakespeare (Sonnet 66: line 2) I reflect on hope—its power, its fragility, and its danger when wielded falsely.
More on the topic at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...
More on the topic at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...
Your Better’s Best… (full text at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...)
January 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Your Better’s Best… (full text at: open.substack.com/pub/timgrace...)
Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well reminds us that “Oft expectation fails, and most oft where most it promises.” No Certain Gift echoes this wisdom, exposing how hope, when burdened by expectation, can falter under the weight of its own demands.
#Hope
#Expectation
#Promise
#Poetry
#Sonnet
#Hope
#Expectation
#Promise
#Poetry
#Sonnet
December 25, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well reminds us that “Oft expectation fails, and most oft where most it promises.” No Certain Gift echoes this wisdom, exposing how hope, when burdened by expectation, can falter under the weight of its own demands.
#Hope
#Expectation
#Promise
#Poetry
#Sonnet
#Hope
#Expectation
#Promise
#Poetry
#Sonnet
Shakespeare’s keen eye for the interplay between the ordinary and profound is evident in Hamlet: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
Similarly, “This Table” transforms a simple surface into a creative launchpad.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Writing
#Perspective
Similarly, “This Table” transforms a simple surface into a creative launchpad.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Writing
#Perspective
December 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Shakespeare’s keen eye for the interplay between the ordinary and profound is evident in Hamlet: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
Similarly, “This Table” transforms a simple surface into a creative launchpad.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Writing
#Perspective
Similarly, “This Table” transforms a simple surface into a creative launchpad.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Writing
#Perspective
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 60 contemplates the relentless passage of time: ‘Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore.’ In This Day… will come and go, the same urgency is felt—challenging us to find meaning in fleeting moments.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Creativity
#Inspiration
#Sonnet
#Literature
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Creativity
#Inspiration
#Sonnet
#Literature
December 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 60 contemplates the relentless passage of time: ‘Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore.’ In This Day… will come and go, the same urgency is felt—challenging us to find meaning in fleeting moments.
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Creativity
#Inspiration
#Sonnet
#Literature
#Shakespeare
#Poetry
#Creativity
#Inspiration
#Sonnet
#Literature
Shakespeare (in the Merchant of Venice) valued the essence of a good deed: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” Be this a blessing…
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Gratitude #Nature #Reflection #Blessing #Universe
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Gratitude #Nature #Reflection #Blessing #Universe
December 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Shakespeare (in the Merchant of Venice) valued the essence of a good deed: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” Be this a blessing…
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Gratitude #Nature #Reflection #Blessing #Universe
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Gratitude #Nature #Reflection #Blessing #Universe
Shakespeare explored the conundrum of time—“Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, so do our minutes hasten to their end.”
In Parallel Dimensions, I reflect on the puzzle of living:
overlapping roles, fleeting moments, and the wonder of now.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Time
In Parallel Dimensions, I reflect on the puzzle of living:
overlapping roles, fleeting moments, and the wonder of now.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Time
December 18, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Shakespeare explored the conundrum of time—“Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, so do our minutes hasten to their end.”
In Parallel Dimensions, I reflect on the puzzle of living:
overlapping roles, fleeting moments, and the wonder of now.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Time
In Parallel Dimensions, I reflect on the puzzle of living:
overlapping roles, fleeting moments, and the wonder of now.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Time
Shakespeare’s age refined the notion of “myself” as an autonomous entity. This gave rise to a new economic resource. Now digitised, “I” have become commodified:“digitised, of sorts; cleverly identified as a string of ones and naughts”.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Identity #Commodified #HumanCondition
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Identity #Commodified #HumanCondition
December 17, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Shakespeare’s age refined the notion of “myself” as an autonomous entity. This gave rise to a new economic resource. Now digitised, “I” have become commodified:“digitised, of sorts; cleverly identified as a string of ones and naughts”.
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Identity #Commodified #HumanCondition
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Identity #Commodified #HumanCondition
Shakespeare (in Macbeth) reflects on time as a sequence of events: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.” In my way of thinking: “Nature is the consequence of patterns in repeat. Its simple solutions are flexible and neat.”
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Nature
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Nature
December 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Shakespeare (in Macbeth) reflects on time as a sequence of events: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.” In my way of thinking: “Nature is the consequence of patterns in repeat. Its simple solutions are flexible and neat.”
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Nature
#Poetry #Shakespeare #Nature
Shakespeare notes: “The eye sees not itself but by reflection.” In The Blooming Mess, my passing reflection catches me off guard. Thereafter, Indiana Jones and I share a stroll to a flower show, where spontaneity blooms into playful chaos.
#Shakespeare #Reflections @bsky_poetry
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December 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Shakespeare notes: “The eye sees not itself but by reflection.” In The Blooming Mess, my passing reflection catches me off guard. Thereafter, Indiana Jones and I share a stroll to a flower show, where spontaneity blooms into playful chaos.
#Shakespeare #Reflections @bsky_poetry
@bskywriters
Shakespeare’s sonnets often pondered the passage of time and identity. In ‘So Many Questions’ I explore the paradox of being and becoming - how do we reconcile who we are with who we might be?”
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#Shakespeare
#PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting
#TimeAndIdentity
#Sonnets
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@bsky_poetry
#Shakespeare
#PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting
#TimeAndIdentity
#Sonnets
December 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Shakespeare’s sonnets often pondered the passage of time and identity. In ‘So Many Questions’ I explore the paradox of being and becoming - how do we reconcile who we are with who we might be?”
@blueskycreative
@bsky_poetry
#Shakespeare
#PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting
#TimeAndIdentity
#Sonnets
@blueskycreative
@bsky_poetry
#Shakespeare
#PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting
#TimeAndIdentity
#Sonnets
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 98 marvels at nature’s palette: ‘Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose…’ In Colour Gives it Rhyme, I explore how vibrant hues breathe life into a landscape.
#Shakespeare #NaturePoetry #CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets
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#Shakespeare #NaturePoetry #CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets
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December 13, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 98 marvels at nature’s palette: ‘Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose…’ In Colour Gives it Rhyme, I explore how vibrant hues breathe life into a landscape.
#Shakespeare #NaturePoetry #CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets
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@poetrysociety.bsky.social
#Shakespeare #NaturePoetry #CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets
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@poetrysociety.bsky.social
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 immortalized a summer’s day, but what about a cloudy morning? In “Graphite Smudge” nature draws from a familiar coastline the draft of a dawning day.
#Shakespeare #Poetry
#CreativeWriting #Sonnets #Coastlines
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@bsky_poetry
@bskywriters
@creativeconnect
#Shakespeare #Poetry
#CreativeWriting #Sonnets #Coastlines
@blueskycreative
@bsky_poetry
@bskywriters
@creativeconnect
December 11, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 immortalized a summer’s day, but what about a cloudy morning? In “Graphite Smudge” nature draws from a familiar coastline the draft of a dawning day.
#Shakespeare #Poetry
#CreativeWriting #Sonnets #Coastlines
@blueskycreative
@bsky_poetry
@bskywriters
@creativeconnect
#Shakespeare #Poetry
#CreativeWriting #Sonnets #Coastlines
@blueskycreative
@bsky_poetry
@bskywriters
@creativeconnect
Shakespeare noted: “all the world’s a stage”. In “Photo Boothing” the focus is on contorted expressions; revealing hidden truths.
What does your favorite photo reveal about you?
#Shakespeare #AllTheWorldsAStage #PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets #SelfImage
December 10, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Shakespeare noted: “all the world’s a stage”. In “Photo Boothing” the focus is on contorted expressions; revealing hidden truths.
What does your favorite photo reveal about you?
#Shakespeare #AllTheWorldsAStage #PoetryCommunity
#CreativeWriting #ModernSonnets #SelfImage
In Shakespeare’s Sonnets (x154) he used thee (x170) and thou (x115) frequently:
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
29: Haply I think on thee.
135: Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will.
#SubjunctiveTense #PoetryCommunity #Shakespeare
#CreativeWriting #LanguageLovers #Wordsmiths
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
29: Haply I think on thee.
135: Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will.
#SubjunctiveTense #PoetryCommunity #Shakespeare
#CreativeWriting #LanguageLovers #Wordsmiths
December 10, 2024 at 8:54 PM
In Shakespeare’s Sonnets (x154) he used thee (x170) and thou (x115) frequently:
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
29: Haply I think on thee.
135: Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will.
#SubjunctiveTense #PoetryCommunity #Shakespeare
#CreativeWriting #LanguageLovers #Wordsmiths
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
29: Haply I think on thee.
135: Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will.
#SubjunctiveTense #PoetryCommunity #Shakespeare
#CreativeWriting #LanguageLovers #Wordsmiths
Punctuated Rhythm
Crowds are a symphony of steps—confident gaits, boastful struts, carefree skips—all expressing the pulse of humanity.
#Rhythm #PoetryCommunity #Sonnets
#CreativeWriting #Poetry #Humanity
Crowds are a symphony of steps—confident gaits, boastful struts, carefree skips—all expressing the pulse of humanity.
#Rhythm #PoetryCommunity #Sonnets
#CreativeWriting #Poetry #Humanity
December 9, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Punctuated Rhythm
Crowds are a symphony of steps—confident gaits, boastful struts, carefree skips—all expressing the pulse of humanity.
#Rhythm #PoetryCommunity #Sonnets
#CreativeWriting #Poetry #Humanity
Crowds are a symphony of steps—confident gaits, boastful struts, carefree skips—all expressing the pulse of humanity.
#Rhythm #PoetryCommunity #Sonnets
#CreativeWriting #Poetry #Humanity
“Sad Indictment”
Pall of darkness on the road to Damascus…
What’s to learn from Saul’s transformative journey of conviction?
December 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM
“Sad Indictment”
Pall of darkness on the road to Damascus…
What’s to learn from Saul’s transformative journey of conviction?
The fickle child of a wondrous thought - a Blue Sky butterfly perhaps?
December 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM
The fickle child of a wondrous thought - a Blue Sky butterfly perhaps?
Held too tightly a ‘belief’ can be strangled, starved of air and suffocated. Its living essence is uncertainty - the building block of compromise and adaptation.
Strength of belief should be handled with care.
#Belief #PoetryCommunity #SonnetsOfGrace
#CreativeWriting #Adaptation #Wisdom
Strength of belief should be handled with care.
#Belief #PoetryCommunity #SonnetsOfGrace
#CreativeWriting #Adaptation #Wisdom
December 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Held too tightly a ‘belief’ can be strangled, starved of air and suffocated. Its living essence is uncertainty - the building block of compromise and adaptation.
Strength of belief should be handled with care.
#Belief #PoetryCommunity #SonnetsOfGrace
#CreativeWriting #Adaptation #Wisdom
Strength of belief should be handled with care.
#Belief #PoetryCommunity #SonnetsOfGrace
#CreativeWriting #Adaptation #Wisdom
Does tranquility even exist in today’s chaotic world?
As the year ends, calm feels more vital than ever. This sonnet, “Tranquility,” reflects on reclaiming inner peace through quiet reflection.
Where do you find your calm amidst the chaos?
#Tranquility #SonnetsOfGrace #PoetryCommunity #Reflection
As the year ends, calm feels more vital than ever. This sonnet, “Tranquility,” reflects on reclaiming inner peace through quiet reflection.
Where do you find your calm amidst the chaos?
#Tranquility #SonnetsOfGrace #PoetryCommunity #Reflection
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Does tranquility even exist in today’s chaotic world?
As the year ends, calm feels more vital than ever. This sonnet, “Tranquility,” reflects on reclaiming inner peace through quiet reflection.
Where do you find your calm amidst the chaos?
#Tranquility #SonnetsOfGrace #PoetryCommunity #Reflection
As the year ends, calm feels more vital than ever. This sonnet, “Tranquility,” reflects on reclaiming inner peace through quiet reflection.
Where do you find your calm amidst the chaos?
#Tranquility #SonnetsOfGrace #PoetryCommunity #Reflection
A sonnet about the fleeting nature of reflection, both literal and metaphorical. Thoughts welcome! #SonnetsOfGrace #Poetry #Reflections #ReflectionsInVerse
#TimGracePoetry #QuietContemplation
#TimGracePoetry #QuietContemplation
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 AM
A sonnet about the fleeting nature of reflection, both literal and metaphorical. Thoughts welcome! #SonnetsOfGrace #Poetry #Reflections #ReflectionsInVerse
#TimGracePoetry #QuietContemplation
#TimGracePoetry #QuietContemplation