Sonnet II

Amongst the perfect stars and space betwixt,
There sits a garden strewn with life serene,
And ‘gainst the blossoms stands a wall transfixt
As if ‘t were rapt in beauty unforeseen.
Within the boundary, next the irises
And lavish lilies, fulsome roses vie
With belladonna �"though desirous ‘t is
To know affection’s praise without decry�"
For man’s unbroken interest in allure.
Yet whilst these flowers gather all remark,
There stays in shadowed sites a breed obscure
That only legend knows outside the dark:
‘T is said ‘t is beautified beyond a name
Distinct, thus wallflower it so became.

Reviews

[emipoemi]

Nobody seems to be appreciating your sonnets, my friend. They're golden. This one is spectacular!! All iambs in place - except arguably for "wallflower" in the last line, which you could, if you feel comfortable with it, switch with the "it" that follows - but that's your choice; as is has the poetic stress on the "wer" of the word, and though the language has the stress on "wall" thereby making the placement of the word correct, for the poem to work, the poetic stress kind of needs to be on the "flo". Again, that's your choice. Everything else is absolutely stunning! Well done!