Two Trees (A Visser Sonnet)
Two Trees
There is a place within a silent grove
inside a wreath of green, two trees in calm
and shaded growth are seen as being one;
they’re roots entangled in a knot of grace
are wound and bound herein— preferred embrace.
And what remains unseen below the earth
is held in wraps between the two, as firm
they stand with poise therein a sacred woods.
Their sheen is bright inside secluded clime
where trunks in filtered light— serene, are held
in glowing scene; they shift the heart amid
a moment held in stride where hill is steep
in drift of thought; in outright choice that preens
their leaves to gleam— they lift their limbs to sky.
Notes:
© RH Peat 1/12/2012 6:33pm
Form: A Visser Sonnet 14 lines
Rhyme scheme (internal) abbaabba cdecde.
Metaphor: Lovers in the woods.
Ekphrasis: A pin-hole photo “ twotrees” by Nick Dvoracek.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73648543@N00/4707089118/in/photostream/
Visser Sonnet:
Originated by Audrae Visser,
Poet laureate of S. Dakota, 1974-2001
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The Sonnet’s pattern uses the Petrachan (Italian)
sonnet rhyme scheme. Most of the rhymes are not
at the ends of the lines; they are scattered internally.
I’ve tried to place my rhymes on the center foot
in iambic pentameter for the most part. The next to
the last line’s rhyme falls on the unaccented syllable
of the fourth foot.
Beautiful sonnet Ron. I love the internal rhyme. You are an inspiration...I challenge myself to write this fascinating style some day. Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
Beautiful metaphoric sonnet...nice use of the tree symbol, Ron...liked the phrase 'preferred embrace'
a very impressive write.!!
You have mastered the art of not only portraying what is visible to the eye , but also of capturing the unseen , un thought and the un decipherable. I like the shifting of heart amid a moment held in stride, where the hill is steep. This says a lot and then the limbs soaring to the sky in a divine prance. Another one to read , cherish and behold.
Very well composed Ron ! Thanks for your illuminating comments on my 'Story of English' also ! Trees were there long before Man came on the scene ! Perhaps man replicated the gestures of the Trees ! Thanks , -Raj
A delightful sonnet - composed by a master poet...the internal rhyming is truly impressive
I'm awed at your skill and find myself caught along... entranced by the rhythm and flow as your words paint a compelling picture of the silent grove with the 'roots entangled in a knot of grace.' Satisfying poem from a master
A poet's poem without doubt Ron - enchantingly composed and a delight to read.
Thanx for the comment Dorothy. Style is something inherent in the writer or artist for it is a personal trait brought to the form of a poem or painting. Regardless of form, style is unique to the individual artist, writer. Style is the way we can tell a Van Gogh from a Lautrec yet they both created paintings in the same form of post impressionism. Each has their unique style of painting but they shared a common experience in use of form which is also stilled used today by some painters as part of their visual presentation. The way a sonnet is a written and verbal presentation, yet we as individual poets each of us brings forth our personal approach to the form trough our individual style. A poet friend. RH Peat