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An italian sonnet is a form of sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba followed by six lines with a rhyme pattern of cdecde or cdcdcd, but there is more to an italian sonnet. What is italian sonnet in poetry (complete definition)?
No Such Magic
My tendency to slip into the dark-
a matter you have now begun to press.
In realms of time and pain, I ache no less;
you undervalue still, its lasting mark.
So see...
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Categories:
angst, care, dark, forgiveness,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Alas, Sweet Muse, How I Desire, and BurnAlas, sweet Muse! How I desire, and burn,
to sing a joyous hymn no less, no worse,
than the most happy hymns in all of verse!
How I...
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Categories:
depression, inspiration, joy, life,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Her Fair-Skinned Form Is More Than I DeserveHer fair-skinned form is more than I deserve;
because her skin is light, and mine is dark,
like Tristan and Yseult's love which King Mark
forbade, we're banned...
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Categories:
color, discrimination, love, prejudice,
Form: Italian Sonnet
The Insignificance of Skin ColorThe color of love will prevail: we, white,
black, yellow, red, shall pacify the clash
between good folks and ignorant, white trash,
haters who oppress others without right!
In...
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Categories:
america, color, hate, prejudice,
Form: Italian Sonnet
For Manic, Listless, Bipolar, Mad Souls
For manic, listless, bipolar, mad souls,
the rate of solitude increases fast,
like the second derivative; to last,
velocity accelerates near black holes,
which tug light into singularity's...
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Categories:
depression, earth, hope, humanity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
O Bipolar, Harass Me NevermoreO Bipolar, harass me nevermore!
Depart from me! For Easter Sunday's here,
a comfort which transforms this time of year,
and cuts you like an ox for evermore.
O...
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Categories:
christian, depression, easter, extended
Form: Italian Sonnet
Amethyst ZestI find myself wishing for a portal
entering a far off fairy tale land;
To begin a wild adventure unplanned,
I follow a Sun not gold but purple;
High in the sky an amethyst circle
shines a...
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Categories:
dream, emotions, feelings, inspirational,
Form: Italian Sonnet
As Snow Falls, Spring FallsOn my heart, a winter swathed
palm
Her spring flowers only right for
When chill itself dons out windblown—
Attached there by my faithful arm.
Green there and here tell on you soft,
Your story's places in the snow—
While...
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Categories:
beautiful, blessing, god, inspiration,
Form: Italian Sonnet
ColourfulCOLOURFUL
Allium is raising king Spring’s alarm
Easter red bud is shining in red glow.
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Categories:
color,
Form: Italian Sonnet
ObfuscationOBFUSCATION
Many when unsure, may hide their opinion
Buried within words and deflective phrases
But if lacking sense then it’s for the crazies
Yet outright lying holds little dominion
In terms of status, they’re merely a minion
And missing the point...
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Categories:
confusion, integrity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
My Generation Part Deux ExodusTo the artists and inventors to come,
my generation was so rebellious.
We tried to instill that fraction of us,
feelings now are seen as so bothersome;
Although human emotions are gruesome
at times they can make us so glorious;
'Dream...
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Categories:
creation, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
LightkeeperSpent too much time mourning dead dreams of mine,
Look you in the eye with my wistful stare.
Withdrawn for so long, you won't find me there,
A melancholy hell of my design.
Please hold my...
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Categories:
friendship, love, mental health,
Form: Italian Sonnet
An Everlasting LegacyDoom smiles at us all, so we smile back.
Wilted petals on the Tree of Life don't die.
A most modest craftsman or a devil's eye.
All will perish one day on the one-way track.
Drain the grime off...
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Categories:
anxiety, change, death, funeral,
Form: Italian Sonnet
The Long WalkThe long walk (Serra de Estrella)
Crossing from France to Portugal, my car got stuck
in the snow, on the mountain of Sierra de Estrella
It was the year when much snow fell, but I walked on
coming...
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Categories:
adventure, blessing, color, humor,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Beguiling SpringBeguiling spring, how bold your arrogance
You shameless season painted in conceit
Parading up and down each city street
O'er hill, through dale, you flaunt your elegance
Each tree, each flower, bathed in decadence
Each gale, each breeze, your moods...
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Categories:
spring,
Form: Italian Sonnet
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