Hello, all. Busy days working on my classes. I have finished two of them, one on writing plot, and one on search engine optimization (SEO) on Squarespace. They were great! I am almost done with my poetry class, too. It’s wonderful. Remember that poem I posted a couple of days ago (answer: The rhymes came from The Tyger by Blake and the theme is from my favorite Shakespeare Sonnet, 43). I’ve played around with that sonnet before. I memorized it for a class in my undergraduate days, and it has always stayed with me. You can read the original, and one of my interpretations, here: Sonnet 43 — Mary's Poetry Room.

The last assignment in the poetry course is to take one of the poems and revise, revise, revise it. I started working on the Tyger - Night poem and it’s been fun and interesting. I think I’m almost done with it. I cut it way down to the bones and noticed as I did that I could get it down into a Sonnet, sort of. At least with 14 lines with a couplet at the end. I liked that because again, I was paying homage to Shakespeare. Here it is: I will probably work on it some more, but I wanted you to see it. I’m not super happy with the couplet at the end. Do I want to make it rhyme? Not sure.

Tyger 43

In the dark You shine:

I’m caught in dreams.

Dreams show You

In perfect symmetry.

Star-strewn,

Shadow eyes -

May I stand

in your fire?

Illumined sleep,

You the rhythm,

You the beat -

I long to be with You.

            At noon, I am alone but wipe my tears;

At night I’ll see the shining shadow You.