Springtime greenery, nature's buds popping,
the artist's canvas ripened with color.
Earth comes alive with each new day dawning,
trees full of life standing straighter, taller.
Summer arrives, heartwarming, golden sun,
souls completely thawed from the winter's cold.
Moonlight and romance will not be outdone,
as the flames of love's passion now unfold.
Yet autumn's breeze reminds us once again,
brightly colored leaves dancing and swirling.
Flowers once bright now begin their refrain,
as winter's cold returns, breath unfurling.
Time going forward as the seasons change,
precious these moments I'll never exchange.
Author notes
I used this picture for inspiration. http://-stimpy.deviantart.com/art/Change-of-Seasons-41080673
Sonnet
A Sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines with a particular rhyming scheme and is usually done in iambic pentameter.
Examples of a rhyming scheme:
#1) abab cdcd efef gg
#2) abba cddc effe gg
#3) abba abba cdcd cd
A Shakespearean (English) sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet, and rhymes abab cdcd efef gg.
A contest entry
- A contest for Sonnets on the change of seasons ONLY by ecrivain01.
450 points, ended October 27, 2007, 11 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Yet another great write penned here and a joy to read, nice rhyme pattern and imagery used, one can alomst feel teh seasons change. Kudos on delving into yet another form also and it seems you are becoming pretty well rounded, something I need to explore more. Congrats on the HM, I'm sure there will many more and many better,
Evan
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This did not show up when I logged in yesterday and I'm sorry that I missed it. I do love sonnets and writing this one for the change of seasons was inspirational. I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for the applause and your words so kind. Thank you for the congratulations too. They are greatly appreciated.
seamaiden ♥
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Great write. Congrats on the HM- I liked the rhyme here.
Thanks for your comment Yeah- love is complicated
All the best
Pozo
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Thank you for the congratulations. The contest title was as inspirational as the picture. I'm glad you liked it and you're welcome for the comment.
All the best for you too. Keep writing poet. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They are greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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This is really a well composed English sonnet! It is in perfect decasyllable with wonderful meter and flow. The image is vivid and delightful with the Volta properly placed at L9. Who ever gave this a green trophy most likely doesn’t understand sonnet structure or they are extremely good and were looking for iambic pentameter as well.
Love,
Amera♥
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The host of the original contest this was entered into had some lovely entries and he helped me to smooth this out. I was happy that he took another look at the edited version. Thank you so much for the applause and your more than kind words. They are greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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Very nice Sonnet. I like these lines
Moonlight and romance will not be outdone,
as the flames of love's passion now unfold.
This is very beautiful has great imagery. I wish you the best of luck in my contest And Thanks for entering
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When I saw your contest I knew I had done a poem on the seasons just recently. Nature is filled with great imagery and I'm glad that I was able to bring it out in this. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They are greatly appreciated. Thank you for hosting this too. seamaiden ♥
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I would love to be able to write in this sonnet style, it is so beautiful and perfect... well done on a great piece and your HM
Karen
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I believe in writing we always have room for improvement. Sonnets are a wonderful form of expression. I am in no way perfect. lol Thank you for the congrats, the applause and your kind words. They are all greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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A fellow sonnet lover. And quite competent too! The beginner in me admires those souls who also choose the tackle one of them! Your well chosen words are colorful and alive. Your rhyme scheme flawless. Bravo! Congrats. on the HM!
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Sonnets are a thing of beauty when we look back at history's greatest writers and see how many they did. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. A big thank you for the congrats. They are greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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your sonnets are just amazing. I cant do it to save my life Beautiful imagery fantastic job....congrats on the trophy
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I am very flattered by your kind words and thank you for the applause too. The changing of seasons is very inspirational as we are afforded the pictures nature sends our way to make our hearts sing out. Thank you for the congratulations and I'm glad you liked this so much. seamaiden ♥
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Awesome job. The end was great!
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I'm glad you liked it and thank you for the kind words. seamaiden ♥
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Isn't it amazing, nature, specifically the different seasons and their beauty and contrasts? Right now is a good time of the year for me, I hate the hot weather, right now here in maine is perfect for me.
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It is amazing and I didn't know Maine had those penguins. lol I'm glad you liked this so much. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. The change of seasons is beautiful there. seamaiden ♥
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Well Done!
Congrats on the HM. I agree completely. I find it difficult to write sonnets as I'm never satisfied with the way it turns out. This sonnet is great. -
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Thank you for the kind words. They are difficult and the host was good enough to critique this early so I could change it. I'm glad you like it so much. Greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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Beautifully written. I can't find anything to criticize in this poem! Well done and congrats on the HM. - Jojo
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Thank you for the kind words. They are greatly appreciated. seamaiden ♥
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Thank you for the kind words. seamaiden ♥
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This is so beautiful! It's getting close to 4am here and when I read this, all the tiredness was washed away, replaced by this warm feeling of life. You did well, taking the course of life and love to this piece, crafting it to a sonnet that flowed like a pure song. I could imagine poems like this sung at the heart of summer or close to winter.
This is a very beautiful poem; thank you for sharing it with all of us!
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The changing of the seasons is always a beautiful sight and when love is involved it is even more beautiful. I am glad that this spoke to you the way it did. I want to thank you for the applause and your words that were so kind. They are greatly appreciated. ♥ seamaiden
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This is deserving of the honor.
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Thank you for the applause and your kind words. The inspiration of the seasons was in this. ♥ seamaiden
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Great Job! I have written a Sonnet and I know from experience they may look easy but they are not! This is beautifuly written and I love the imagery and flow!!
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You are so right in saying they aren't as easy as they might look. Thanks to some early and honest critiquing from the host I was able to fix up a couple of rough spots in this one. I'm glad you liked it so much. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They are greatly appreciated. ♥ seamaiden
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Nicely written Sonnet, I do like Sonnets, they always seem to flow so gracefully from line to line, well done...Scott
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Sonnets are a beautiful form and I'm glad you liked this one so much. I had to make a couple of changes to get that flow and thanks to the early and honest critiquing of the host I was able to do it before the close of the contest. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They are greatly apprecaiated. ♥ seamaiden
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This is very beautiful and I love the
imagery in it. Thanks a lot for sharing
it and best of luck to you with it in
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Welcome to the group and thank you for the kind words you gave me. I'm glad that you liked this so much. I just found out I won an honorable mention for it. I appreciate your words very much. ♥ seamaiden
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beautifully written, it's like i can feel the breeze on my skin from your words....
most lovely, congrats
Tasha
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The autumn breeze is now upon us and winter will be here before we blink. I'm glad you found this to be so lovely. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. I greatly apprecaiate them. ♥ seamaiden
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This was extreamly amazing and beautiful , i read it twice i loved it so much!
A very nicely penned sonnet .
Beatiful to the ears with a soft flow..
~Lisa~
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The changing of the seasons is amazing to witness and I'm so glad that you liked this as much as you did. I tried to fill it with the imagery that the seasons afford us. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They are greatly appreciated. ♥ seamaiden
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Great Rhyming
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Thank you for your kind words and I'm glad you liked this so much. Sonnets are a wonderful form and the prompt for this contest was very inspiring. ♥ seamaiden
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This is an excellent poem and in excellent form. The imagery was stunning and peaceful. The four seasons should each have their place as the four wonders of the world.
Write on.
~*~SP~*~
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I'm glad this spoke to you the way it did. I think the other seven wonders would be a little upset about getting bumped though.
Thank you for the applause and your kind words. I will write on. seamaiden ♥
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Far better ...
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I'm glad you like the changes, it sounded better to me too. Thank you for taking another look. ♥ seamaiden
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This is nice, but ...
it doesn't read like English. There are a lot of partial sentences here, and they aren't bad in themselves, but reading this aloud, I stumbled over a number of them because it doesn't sound like English.
These two lines in particular:
love's passion eagerly sought now unfolds.
winter's cold returns, her breath unfurling.
bothered me a lot. I'd suggest fixing them, but it would require a bit of work.
Anyway, thanks for entering.
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Thank you for the honest critiquing you gave to me. I have changed it a little bit. Thank you for hosting this contest of the seasons, your words and applause. ♥ seamaiden
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Oh i love this you have done a nice job with this.Goodluck to you in the contest.Best wishes and much love
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To watch the seasons change is something that we don't all get to enjoy and they can be related to life in so many ways. I'm glad you liked this one so much. Thank you for the applause and your kind words. They mean a lot to me. ♥ seamaiden
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