1. A Petrarchan Sonnet - Transition
What sheer delights blaze, when Crabapples bloom,
where claret buds soon fill the bluest skies.
A stunning treat to soothe our winter eyes
accustomed to the cold and leaden gloom,
when Boreas blew winds where Winter looms.
Now Zephyr's west winds yield this bright surprise
that carries Spring whose fruits will soon arise
to fill the sky with blossom's sweet perfume.
The Anemoi have fought for Gaia's hand,
as seasons change from dim to bright display.
Mere mortals live within its constant sway,
while greater forces soon transform the land.
Where growth and rebirth stage a springtime stand,
a poet's dreams are made on such a day.
2. An English Sonnet -- Charm
A Poet's dreams are made on such a day,
when ruby shoots adorn its wooded arms.
The Crabapple displays its winning ways.
In early Spring it shows its greatest charms.
With glowing shades of dark carnelian red,
its petals swathe broad limbs in Nature's jewels,
to grace the azure sky, as branches spread,
declaring now, that brilliant color rules.
Oh Spring, so long awaited, has arrived!
These buds proclaim it so, without a doubt.
Another year these fruit trees have survived
to spread their charm and fragrances about.
What lovely sentinels of pure delight!
A Crabapple in bloom is quite a sight.
3. A Spenserian Sonnet -- Disbursal
A Crabapple in bloom is quite a sight.
Its buds explode in beautiful arrays,
where whorls and swirls of elegance unite,
creating lovely, natural bouquets
upon a tree in colorful displays
of floral patterns, like a garden show.
They flutter in the breeze on windy days,
and ripple like the waves that come and go.
But then, the stronger winds begin to blow
and loosen flower's grip from writhing tops.
Soon crimson petals fall to earth like snow.
Upon a rose strewn trail each flower drops.
Such wonders in the yards and forests loom.
What sheer delights blaze, when Crabapples bloom,
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Author Notes
Anemoi - Greek gods of the winds
Boreas - Greek god of the north winds, bringer of winter.
Gaia - Greek goddess of the earth, Mother Earth
Zephyr -Greek god of the west wind, bringer of spring.
Azure - a shade of blue
Claret - a shade of red
Carnelian - a shade of red
Crimson - a shade of red
Ruby - a shade of red
Whorls - circular ridges
When the fruit trees bloom with flowers in the spring, delightful color returns to the world. After a drab winter, it is a pure delight to behold. I tried in the first Sonnet to convey a battle of the winds to gain the charm over Mother Earth as the Greeks describe it in their mythology.
This poem is a Tiara of Sonnets.
Fellow Fanstorian, I Am Cat came up with this brilliant concept and should be commended for it.
It is based on the concept of the Crown of Sonnets, which has a sequence of seven Sonnets, interlinked by last-to-first lines, and concluding with the final line being the same as the first line of the first Sonnet. Thus creating a circle that is the Crown. The Tiara of Sonnets, then, has the same concept, but with only three Sonnets. Thus a much smaller Tiara, rather than a Crown.
For this Tiara, since there are three primary Sonnet formats (the Petrarchan, the English, and the Spensarian), I thought I'd write one segment in each format here, but that is not a requirement.
Hope you enjoy it.
This photograph was taken by the author himself on April 29, 2016.
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