A sense of vastness

A sense of vastness             by Sami Khalil

An English Sonnet...

 

Wending my way, a sense of vastness peered

Calling me to ponder on things sightless

No end to wonders when awes be revered

Intricately woven of coined brightness.

 

We are but specks, flashing back to longing

Noteworthy enough with utmost relevance

All we see are surface sights beckoning

Past flick and flay are grace and ambience.

 

Spaces are not negated by sheer blindness

Nor lights muted umbral to deafened fears

Hapless the blind, the deaf and the likeness

Whose fables of yore reek through senseless tears.

 

Wending my way, reserved for further days

Profundities moored fore and aft my praise.

 

 

  

 

 

 

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

This sonnet is beautiful and very deep.... I could never write such a treasure Sam.you speak of blindness and of things we cannot see...and that we are mere longing specks...light is but flashing ....not constant in our lives....
Best, B

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! An awesome review from an awesome poet. I'm honored as I honor you. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

[Betty Hermelee]

you're very welcome!
Best, B

[Sami Khalil]

:::::::))))))))))

[John the Baptist]

Indeed, all we see are but surface sights. Some of these may seem awe inspiring, but they are nothing compared to things unseen

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true and well said. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences. All rich blessings.

[Pete]

i really love this. how could one read this and not be moved/touched. your deep, beautiful words and imagery speak directly to the soul. this is very transcendental in which my muse thoreau subscribed. simply fabulous. i humbly bow to the king of the sonnet. shakespeare has nothing on you ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! A great honor coming from you sir Pete. I'm humbled and encouraged to do more. Keep up your great work. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

[Pete]

i'd like to try a sonnet some time but it does not come naturally to me. would have to work hard at it ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Try your best. It might be hard in the beginning, but then it will become simple. Study the rules and follow that too. Best wishes.

[Ken Simm.]

What an amazing piece of profound poetry Sami. I can say no more.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! An honor indeed coming from you sir. I'm so glad you like this poem. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences. May your pen and brush never dry up.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sami... as we wander in the vastness of our Journey...
we become one with the people and the wonders of Nature...
the Music of the Thunder and lightening where Birds Rest in
Sycamore trees and Love breathes... softly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Howdy do! So true and well articulated. I can't agree more. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. Have a great weekend.

[andrew mitchell]

We make ourselves to be bigger than what we are and equally important but in the scale of things we really are so insignificant in this vast universe. Another well written piece King Sami of Sonnets.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Another great take on this poem like Jacob's. So true and well said. Thank you kindly sir for your time and input.
Enjoy the nuclear-powered subs. I hope you come up the surface to say hello. Just kidding.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Sometimes I think that those who are blind and deaf, see more and hear more than those of us with those two senses working perfectly.

You sure know how to write these sonnets, Sami.....and it seems with ease.

[Sami Khalil]

All true and well said. There are those who are blind, deaf spiritually to add; can't appreciate the vastness of the universe within and without, can't live outside the 5 senses and so forth. As for the sonnets, it is feeling more natural to me these days. Thank you kindly sir Jacob for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. See you soon.