This one is resonant from my writing chapters 52 and 53 tonight, wherein I describe what it’s like to be kissed by one that releases the guilt and shame. Like a breath of fresh air or a sip of undiluted wine (they used to dilute the wine to make it last longer and also, make it cheaper), love can be invigorating.
09 February 2012 - Savor - sonnet
In light too plagued by world’s obsessions,
she leaned in close and offered lips of breath;
as guilt and shame were drowning lessons,
he chose to rescue living hearts from death.
Unsure that being there brought reason,
he’d faced the folds of night and found a crease,
a slip in time where mercy’s season
turned to grace and brought defined release.
I wasn’t there but understanding
became a living breath of light in kiss;
there’s something to just comprehending
and how a covenant makes contracts miss.
Dilute the wine and drink much longer
but drunkards think to sip’s not stronger.
02-27-12
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a twist here in that I used trimeter plus an amphibrach (low-high-low) to end L1 & 3 of each S
This is beautiful, I love the ending, it makes it for me!
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