Imaginings

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phil_carcione

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2008 Poetry

Imaginings

What is that I see blurred before my eyes,
but an artist’s vision of what might be.
Touches in the night melded in pastel?
Tenderness causing soft and muted cries?
In my mind I can almost hear her plea,
as his hand slides slowly between her thighs.

Though that is but one vision created here,
many more I am sure you could agree.
I’ll leave those all to you and will not dwell.
Hopefully making that perfectly clear,
and with that thought I bid thee all farewell.
With Cheer!

Author's Notes/Comments:

The Curtal Sonnet

This variation was invented by Gerald Manley Hopkins. Its two unique features are its line length, 11 lines, and its final line which is composed solely of a spondee (a metrical foot of two stressed syllables). It is comprised of a sestet and a quintet. The Volta divides the two stanzas. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,a, for the sestet and d,b,c,d,c for the quintet.