28 Sonnets Later
@28sonnetslater.bsky.social
Every February, four* intrepid poets set out to write 28* sonnets^ over the course of the month.
https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com
(*sometimes more; ^one year we did villlanelles instead)
https://28sonnetslater.blogspot.com
(*sometimes more; ^one year we did villlanelles instead)
The latest sonnet: Seven Days of Russell (full crown): (@rascalapache)
This year I used the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With various words from various songs by various artists
1) Blue Monday… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #Ariadne #BobDylan #DavidBowie
This year I used the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With various words from various songs by various artists
1) Blue Monday… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #Ariadne #BobDylan #DavidBowie
Seven Days of Russell (full crown)
(@rascalapache)
This year I used the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With various words from various songs by various artists
1) Blue Monday
...as Monday rolls the wheel around once more,
with memories just sailing…
dlvr.it
March 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The latest sonnet: Seven Days of Russell (full crown): (@rascalapache)
This year I used the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With various words from various songs by various artists
1) Blue Monday… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #Ariadne #BobDylan #DavidBowie
This year I used the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With various words from various songs by various artists
1) Blue Monday… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #Ariadne #BobDylan #DavidBowie
The latest sonnet: Cardinal Signs (aka Seven Sins of Fay: Full Crown):
(You would not believe how long this took @FayRoberts.bsky.social to put this graphic together)
Full text for the Seven Deadly Sins follows:
The… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
(You would not believe how long this took @FayRoberts.bsky.social to put this graphic together)
Full text for the Seven Deadly Sins follows:
The… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
Cardinal Signs (aka Seven Sins of Fay: Full Crown)
(You would not believe how long this took @FayRoberts.bsky.social to put this graphic together)
Full text for the Seven Deadly Sins follows:
The gateway to the seven stands right here. 🍎
you long to touch, but cannot quite commit
to all…
dlvr.it
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The latest sonnet: Cardinal Signs (aka Seven Sins of Fay: Full Crown):
(You would not believe how long this took @FayRoberts.bsky.social to put this graphic together)
Full text for the Seven Deadly Sins follows:
The… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
(You would not believe how long this took @FayRoberts.bsky.social to put this graphic together)
Full text for the Seven Deadly Sins follows:
The… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
The latest sonnet: Seven Colours of Leanne: 1. Red Sky At Night
The prism splits a humble beam of light, and colours manifest like sorcery.The streak of scarlet, clotting, bold and bright,as potent as the raging, wine-dark sea.
Our… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The prism splits a humble beam of light, and colours manifest like sorcery.The streak of scarlet, clotting, bold and bright,as potent as the raging, wine-dark sea.
Our… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
Seven Colours of Leanne
1. Red Sky At Night
The prism splits a humble beam of light, and colours manifest like sorcery.The streak of scarlet, clotting, bold and bright,as potent as the raging, wine-dark sea.
Our past, in ochre, painted at Lascaux; or cartoon-hearted oaths to…
dlvr.it
March 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The latest sonnet: Seven Colours of Leanne: 1. Red Sky At Night
The prism splits a humble beam of light, and colours manifest like sorcery.The streak of scarlet, clotting, bold and bright,as potent as the raging, wine-dark sea.
Our… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The prism splits a humble beam of light, and colours manifest like sorcery.The streak of scarlet, clotting, bold and bright,as potent as the raging, wine-dark sea.
Our… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The latest sonnet: Seven Ages of Andy (full crown):
William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London
1.
Infancy
expectant, trepidatious, on we go:
a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.
a home,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London
1.
Infancy
expectant, trepidatious, on we go:
a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.
a home,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
Seven Ages of Andy (full crown)
William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London
1.
Infancy
expectant, trepidatious, on we go:
a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.
a home, a crib, a blanket, frequent feeds;
a family to shield us as we grow…
dlvr.it
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The latest sonnet: Seven Ages of Andy (full crown):
William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London
1.
Infancy
expectant, trepidatious, on we go:
a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.
a home,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
William Mulready. image credit: V&A Museum London
1.
Infancy
expectant, trepidatious, on we go:
a blooded, squalling babe, a bag of needs.
a home,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
The latest sonnet: #28 - Sunday Morning: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground & Nico
...the… #28sonnetslater #AndyWarhol #daysoftheweek #Nico #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground & Nico
...the… #28sonnetslater #AndyWarhol #daysoftheweek #Nico #sonnetcrown
#28 - Sunday Morning
(@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground & Nico
...the sounds of Sunday kicking into gear ‒
celesta grooves like…
dlvr.it
February 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The latest sonnet: #28 - Sunday Morning: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground & Nico
...the… #28sonnetslater #AndyWarhol #daysoftheweek #Nico #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by the Velvet Underground & Nico
...the… #28sonnetslater #AndyWarhol #daysoftheweek #Nico #sonnetcrown
The latest sonnet: #27 - Cupid Corrupted: Finally, and only an hour beyond the threshold, @FayRoberts.bsky.social finishes zir musing on the Seven Deadly Sins with the crowning horror: #Greed.
Not everyone can grab a second chance.… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
Not everyone can grab a second chance.… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
#27 - Cupid Corrupted
Finally, and only an hour beyond the threshold, @FayRoberts.bsky.social finishes zir musing on the Seven Deadly Sins with the crowning horror: #Greed.
Not everyone can grab a second chance.
The pusillanimous will whine and fret,
but you can call the…
dlvr.it
February 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The latest sonnet: #27 - Cupid Corrupted: Finally, and only an hour beyond the threshold, @FayRoberts.bsky.social finishes zir musing on the Seven Deadly Sins with the crowning horror: #Greed.
Not everyone can grab a second chance.… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
Not everyone can grab a second chance.… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown
The latest sonnet: #26 - VIOLET: Thinking about light, rainbows, visual perception, and the ultra-violet patches of colour on flowers that human eyes cannot see.
The Unseen
Despite the darkness, we must learn to sing – a purpling… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The Unseen
Despite the darkness, we must learn to sing – a purpling… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
#26 - VIOLET
Thinking about light, rainbows, visual perception, and the ultra-violet patches of colour on flowers that human eyes cannot see.
The Unseen
Despite the darkness, we must learn to sing – a purpling of air, to sooth the dreadthat effervesces in our…
dlvr.it
February 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The latest sonnet: #26 - VIOLET: Thinking about light, rainbows, visual perception, and the ultra-violet patches of colour on flowers that human eyes cannot see.
The Unseen
Despite the darkness, we must learn to sing – a purpling… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The Unseen
Despite the darkness, we must learn to sing – a purpling… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Spectrum
The latest sonnet: #25 - Seven Ages: Second Childhood: Philosopher Laughing at Magick (detail)
David Teniers, c1775
I know that I know nothing – therefore wise
it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?
Well, bugger… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
David Teniers, c1775
I know that I know nothing – therefore wise
it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?
Well, bugger… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
#25 - Seven Ages: Second Childhood
Philosopher Laughing at Magick (detail)
David Teniers, c1775
I know that I know nothing – therefore wise
it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?
Well, bugger that: embarrassing the young
shall be this poet’s joy before he dies.…
dlvr.it
February 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The latest sonnet: #25 - Seven Ages: Second Childhood: Philosopher Laughing at Magick (detail)
David Teniers, c1775
I know that I know nothing – therefore wise
it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?
Well, bugger… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
David Teniers, c1775
I know that I know nothing – therefore wise
it is that I should hold my foolish tongue?
Well, bugger… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
The latest sonnet: #24 - Drive-in Saturday: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by David Bowie
...she orchestrates a… #28sonnetslater #DavidBowie #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by David Bowie
...she orchestrates a… #28sonnetslater #DavidBowie #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
#24 - Drive-in Saturday
(@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by David Bowie
...she orchestrates a drive-in Saturday
where headlights scatter moments in the dark…
dlvr.it
February 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #24 - Drive-in Saturday: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by David Bowie
...she orchestrates a… #28sonnetslater #DavidBowie #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by David Bowie
...she orchestrates a… #28sonnetslater #DavidBowie #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
The latest sonnet: #23 - Golden Age: Headache finally over, it’s time for @FayRoberts.bsky.social to tackle #Pride while messing with form…
How dare they swan around like no-one cares?
It’s easy, really: simply be the best.
Forsake all… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #pride #sonnet
How dare they swan around like no-one cares?
It’s easy, really: simply be the best.
Forsake all… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #pride #sonnet
#23 - Golden Age
Headache finally over, it’s time for @FayRoberts.bsky.social to tackle #Pride while messing with form…
How dare they swan around like no-one cares?
It’s easy, really: simply be the best.
Forsake all other notions, let the rest
diminish to a distant…
dlvr.it
February 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The latest sonnet: #23 - Golden Age: Headache finally over, it’s time for @FayRoberts.bsky.social to tackle #Pride while messing with form…
How dare they swan around like no-one cares?
It’s easy, really: simply be the best.
Forsake all… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #pride #sonnet
How dare they swan around like no-one cares?
It’s easy, really: simply be the best.
Forsake all… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #pride #sonnet
The latest sonnet: #22 - INDIGO: Indigo Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, in the USA. It probably isn’t haunted. But what if it was?
CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT.
The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Indigo #LeanneModen
CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT.
The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Indigo #LeanneModen
#22 - INDIGO
Indigo Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, in the USA. It probably isn’t haunted. But what if it was?
CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT.
The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel
Reminding us they’ve been here all along,the spectres…
dlvr.it
February 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The latest sonnet: #22 - INDIGO: Indigo Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, in the USA. It probably isn’t haunted. But what if it was?
CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT.
The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Indigo #LeanneModen
CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT.
The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Indigo #LeanneModen
The latest sonnet: #21 - Seven Ages: Old Age: John Bull taking a luncheon, James Gillray 1798
A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –
lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;
mistrust the ‘foreigners’… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –
lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;
mistrust the ‘foreigners’… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
#21 - Seven Ages: Old Age
John Bull taking a luncheon, James Gillray 1798
A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –
lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;
mistrust the ‘foreigners’ (but eat their food),
bemoan the lack of feeling in your nethers.…
dlvr.it
February 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #21 - Seven Ages: Old Age: John Bull taking a luncheon, James Gillray 1798
A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –
lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;
mistrust the ‘foreigners’… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
A ward ‘gainst civil strife and chilly weather –
lock all your doors, and wear a fluffy snood;
mistrust the ‘foreigners’… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
The latest sonnet: #20 - Friday on My Mind: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After Frigg (and Ariadne)
With some words from the song of the same name by The Easybeats… #28sonnetslater #Ariadne #daysoftheweek #Easybeats #Frigg
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After Frigg (and Ariadne)
With some words from the song of the same name by The Easybeats… #28sonnetslater #Ariadne #daysoftheweek #Easybeats #Frigg
#20 - Friday on My Mind
(@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After Frigg (and Ariadne)
With some words from the song of the same name by The Easybeats
...you know that Friday’s always on my mind
you know…
dlvr.it
February 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #20 - Friday on My Mind: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After Frigg (and Ariadne)
With some words from the song of the same name by The Easybeats… #28sonnetslater #Ariadne #daysoftheweek #Easybeats #Frigg
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After Frigg (and Ariadne)
With some words from the song of the same name by The Easybeats… #28sonnetslater #Ariadne #daysoftheweek #Easybeats #Frigg
The latest sonnet: #19 - DIES IRAE: @FayRoberts.bsky.social fought off another bloody #migraine to bring this bit of #Wrath your way.
They all deserve a big piece of your mind.
They say restraint is all the rage again,
but leaving fools… #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown #swearing
They all deserve a big piece of your mind.
They say restraint is all the rage again,
but leaving fools… #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown #swearing
#19 - DIES IRAE
@FayRoberts.bsky.social fought off another bloody #migraine to bring this bit of #Wrath your way.
They all deserve a big piece of your mind.
They say restraint is all the rage again,
but leaving fools in ignorance? Unkind.
It’s time to crack your…
dlvr.it
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The latest sonnet: #19 - DIES IRAE: @FayRoberts.bsky.social fought off another bloody #migraine to bring this bit of #Wrath your way.
They all deserve a big piece of your mind.
They say restraint is all the rage again,
but leaving fools… #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown #swearing
They all deserve a big piece of your mind.
They say restraint is all the rage again,
but leaving fools… #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sonnet #sonnetcrown #swearing
The latest sonnet: #18 - BLUE: An ode to the sky, because I couldn't think of anything else to write about for the colour blue. And I painted myself into a bit of a corner with the last line from my previous poem...
Radio Telescope
we… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Blue #Colours #LeanneModen
Radio Telescope
we… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Blue #Colours #LeanneModen
#18 - BLUE
An ode to the sky, because I couldn't think of anything else to write about for the colour blue. And I painted myself into a bit of a corner with the last line from my previous poem...
Radio Telescope
we cannot teach the sky herself to sing, but if we…
dlvr.it
February 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The latest sonnet: #18 - BLUE: An ode to the sky, because I couldn't think of anything else to write about for the colour blue. And I painted myself into a bit of a corner with the last line from my previous poem...
Radio Telescope
we… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Blue #Colours #LeanneModen
Radio Telescope
we… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Blue #Colours #LeanneModen
The latest sonnet: #7 - Seven Ages: Judge:
Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go
My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,
words fail to scale the height of my esteem!
A bildungsroman now
is… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poetry
Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go
My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,
words fail to scale the height of my esteem!
A bildungsroman now
is… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poetry
#7 - Seven Ages: Judge
Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go
My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,
words fail to scale the height of my esteem!
A bildungsroman now
is this, my story:
from callow youth to half a winning team.…
dlvr.it
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The latest sonnet: #7 - Seven Ages: Judge:
Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go
My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,
words fail to scale the height of my esteem!
A bildungsroman now
is… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poetry
Presumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go
My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory,
words fail to scale the height of my esteem!
A bildungsroman now
is… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poetry
The latest sonnet: #16 - I Lost Thursday: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by They Might Be Giants
...she knows the hope… #28sonnetslater #acrostic #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by They Might Be Giants
...she knows the hope… #28sonnetslater #acrostic #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
#16 - I Lost Thursday
(@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by They Might Be Giants
...she knows the hope and loss that Thursday brings
I packed it all up in a…
dlvr.it
February 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The latest sonnet: #16 - I Lost Thursday: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by They Might Be Giants
...she knows the hope… #28sonnetslater #acrostic #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
With some words from the song of the same name by They Might Be Giants
...she knows the hope… #28sonnetslater #acrostic #daysoftheweek #sonnetcrown
The latest sonnet: #15 - Invidious: @FayRoberts.bsky.social apologises for entirely losing a day, and proffers this hastily written, iambic stream-of-consciousness on the subject of Envy, which turns out to be more complex than ze’d… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #envy #FayRoberts #sonnet
#15 - Invidious
@FayRoberts.bsky.social apologises for entirely losing a day, and proffers this hastily written, iambic stream-of-consciousness on the subject of Envy, which turns out to be more complex than ze’d anticipated.
How dare they shout to claim your starry…
dlvr.it
February 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The latest sonnet: #15 - Invidious: @FayRoberts.bsky.social apologises for entirely losing a day, and proffers this hastily written, iambic stream-of-consciousness on the subject of Envy, which turns out to be more complex than ze’d… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #envy #FayRoberts #sonnet
The latest sonnet: #14 - GREEN: Another one that came out of following where the rhyme led me...
Overgrown
A symbol of fertility and growthis fine, if that’s the way you want to live.This garden’s only fit to harbour ghosts;a climbing… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Green #LeanneModen
Overgrown
A symbol of fertility and growthis fine, if that’s the way you want to live.This garden’s only fit to harbour ghosts;a climbing… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Green #LeanneModen
#14 - GREEN
Another one that came out of following where the rhyme led me...
Overgrown
A symbol of fertility and growthis fine, if that’s the way you want to live.This garden’s only fit to harbour ghosts;a climbing vine to strangle infants with.
A haunting is a…
dlvr.it
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The latest sonnet: #14 - GREEN: Another one that came out of following where the rhyme led me...
Overgrown
A symbol of fertility and growthis fine, if that’s the way you want to live.This garden’s only fit to harbour ghosts;a climbing… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Green #LeanneModen
Overgrown
A symbol of fertility and growthis fine, if that’s the way you want to live.This garden’s only fit to harbour ghosts;a climbing… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Green #LeanneModen
The latest sonnet: #13 - Seven Ages: Soldier: Hunt at Peterloo 1819. Never forget.
The hope on which society depends:
that still the arc of History will tend
towards a cultured, genteel evolution.
“Too slow!”… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #peterloo
The hope on which society depends:
that still the arc of History will tend
towards a cultured, genteel evolution.
“Too slow!”… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #peterloo
#13 - Seven Ages: Soldier
Hunt at Peterloo 1819. Never forget.
The hope on which society depends:
that still the arc of History will tend
towards a cultured, genteel evolution.
“Too slow!” cry new recruits with resolution –
some take up arms to hasten their…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #13 - Seven Ages: Soldier: Hunt at Peterloo 1819. Never forget.
The hope on which society depends:
that still the arc of History will tend
towards a cultured, genteel evolution.
“Too slow!”… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #peterloo
The hope on which society depends:
that still the arc of History will tend
towards a cultured, genteel evolution.
“Too slow!”… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #peterloo
The latest sonnet: #12 - A Wednesday Car: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After the film ‘A Complete Unknown’, with apologies to all the participants… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #BobDylan #daysoftheweek #JoanBaez
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After the film ‘A Complete Unknown’, with apologies to all the participants… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #BobDylan #daysoftheweek #JoanBaez
#12 - A Wednesday Car
(@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After the film ‘A Complete Unknown’, with apologies to all the participants
‘Sylvie’ equals ‘Suze’, for the purposes of reality
With some words from…
dlvr.it
February 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The latest sonnet: #12 - A Wednesday Car: (@rascalapache)
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After the film ‘A Complete Unknown’, with apologies to all the participants… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #BobDylan #daysoftheweek #JoanBaez
This year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of sonnets
After the film ‘A Complete Unknown’, with apologies to all the participants… #28sonnetslater #ACompleteUnknown #BobDylan #daysoftheweek #JoanBaez
The latest sonnet: #11 - Lament: Ironically enough, @FayRoberts.bsky.social was asleep (with a migraine) so couldn’t write Sloth last night. Hence it being late. (Ze thinks it’s likewise only fitting that ze’s chosen the sonnet form with the… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sloth #sonnet
#11 - Lament
Ironically enough, @FayRoberts.bsky.social was asleep (with a migraine) so couldn’t write Sloth last night. Hence it being late. (Ze thinks it’s likewise only fitting that ze’s chosen the sonnet form with the fewest rhymes…)
You can’t let tyrants rob you…
dlvr.it
February 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The latest sonnet: #11 - Lament: Ironically enough, @FayRoberts.bsky.social was asleep (with a migraine) so couldn’t write Sloth last night. Hence it being late. (Ze thinks it’s likewise only fitting that ze’s chosen the sonnet form with the… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #sloth #sonnet
The latest sonnet: #10 - YELLOW: The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, published in 1895. The title takes its name from a fictional play, referenced in the first four short stories of the book.… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Madness
#10 - YELLOW
The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, published in 1895. The title takes its name from a fictional play, referenced in the first four short stories of the book. According to the author, anyone who reads the play will…
dlvr.it
February 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The latest sonnet: #10 - YELLOW: The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, published in 1895. The title takes its name from a fictional play, referenced in the first four short stories of the book.… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #LeanneModen #Madness
The latest sonnet: #9 - Seven Ages: Lover: h/t to Caroline Pollard for the photo
A portrait of a man not fully grown –
discovered in a loft and brought to light:
a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright
eyes,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
A portrait of a man not fully grown –
discovered in a loft and brought to light:
a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright
eyes,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
#9 - Seven Ages: Lover
h/t to Caroline Pollard for the photo
A portrait of a man not fully grown –
discovered in a loft and brought to light:
a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright
eyes, nonchalant to facing the unknown.
He wants to love, yet still needs…
dlvr.it
February 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #9 - Seven Ages: Lover: h/t to Caroline Pollard for the photo
A portrait of a man not fully grown –
discovered in a loft and brought to light:
a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright
eyes,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
A portrait of a man not fully grown –
discovered in a loft and brought to light:
a leather jacket, Yankee hat, and bright
eyes,… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #7agesofman #7agesofman #poem
The latest sonnet: #8 - Ruby Tuesday: (@rascalapache)
This
year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of
sonnets
After
Tiw
With
some words from the song of the same name by the Rolling Stones… #28sonnetslater #daysoftheweek #RollingStones #sonnetcrown #Tiw
This
year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of
sonnets
After
Tiw
With
some words from the song of the same name by the Rolling Stones… #28sonnetslater #daysoftheweek #RollingStones #sonnetcrown #Tiw
#8 - Ruby Tuesday
(@rascalapache)
This
year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of
sonnets
After
Tiw
With
some words from the song of the same name by the Rolling Stones
...when Tuesday enters, roaring like a fire ‒
to banish lies,…
dlvr.it
February 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The latest sonnet: #8 - Ruby Tuesday: (@rascalapache)
This
year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of
sonnets
After
Tiw
With
some words from the song of the same name by the Rolling Stones… #28sonnetslater #daysoftheweek #RollingStones #sonnetcrown #Tiw
This
year I am using the seven days of the week as prompts for a crown of
sonnets
After
Tiw
With
some words from the song of the same name by the Rolling Stones… #28sonnetslater #daysoftheweek #RollingStones #sonnetcrown #Tiw