Poem – a shadowy Shakespearean sonnet
Spacefarers spinning - dark, endless space fall
no harness fixed to harness what we know
grace falls on candles, windless and graceful
glowing pumpkins, Jack-o'-lanterns in-glow
postage to send rockets in this post-age
counted on stars, whilst earths wealth miscounted
sage advice; to mistrust the circus sage
mounted on motive, where heads are mounted
fortunes be made to the pied pipers tune
terra firma firms misfortunes terror
spoon fed lies, we open wide for the spoon
wayfarers fasting - seek flavours fairer
verses cast shadows of universes
immersed in the ink, blackness immerses.
© Darius the Mate 11-02-2022
Written for dVerse: Meeting at the bar, and Shay’s Word Garden: Word List #12.
nicecissist 
Spoon-fed lies… I really feel that we often crave more…
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that last line really sits with the reader, also enjoyed, “spoon fed lies, we open wide for the spoon” ❣️#truth 💯
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Thank you, Tricia! 😊
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Welcome! 🌺
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“terra firma firms misfortunes terror”
love the word play and all the sounds in this. you shine a spotlight on the arrogance of mankind, with everybody balling up in fists of pride right now, we need more poems to remind us how much really don’t know, and how much bigger the universe is and how small we all really are. well done
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Greatly appreciated, Phillip. I totally agree! More poems in general, right? Thank you for the deep thought.
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… and in general, yes indeed.
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A beautiful sonnet, Darius, and all the deeper wordplay going on, the shifting images. I so enjoyed these turns of phrase:
“no harness fixed to harness what we know”
“terra firma firms misfortunes terror”
“verses cast shadows of universes.”
🙂
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Thank you ❤️
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You put a lot of work into this, Darius. The last line is my favorite, the image you chose illustrates it well.
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Amazing sonnet! 😀
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Thank you so much!
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what very clever word play in your shadow sonnet – some very enjoyable lines for the tongue to twist about too
“terra firma firms misfortunes terror”
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Much appreciated, Laura ☺️
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‘Grace falls on candles’ ~~~ sigh. Spectacular write!
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Thank you, Helen 🥰
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