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The Splendor Of A Thousand Sparkling Stars---A Sonnet For Cascade
Her poems present their words in constellations
that flow across the page in a cascade
of verbal beauty that does not evade
her readers' grasps and real appreciations.
The resonance of sparkling honesty
(not some mere drama, glibly falsified)
thrives in her lines that show---accurately---
the way a soul can soar, or dance, or glide.
Even a dolt, a dummkopf and a dunce
can recognize---immediately, at once,
for sure---that she is one of PostPoems' greatest
Poets. In proof of that, look at her latest
poem. I admire her work; hence, this sincere
sonnet constructed like those of Shakespeare.
Starward
Everything you wrote in this
Everything you wrote in this shimmering tapestry of starlight and appreciation for literary granduer is stunning in its accuracy. Cascade has been mesmerizing me for many years now, and I'm always on the lookout her latest posts.
I love the clever endorsement you gave her "Paled By A Thousand Sunday Suns" and your recognition of artistic traits that set her work apart from the rest: "The resonance of sparkling honesty" and words that "flow across the page in a cascade/ of verbal beauty", the latter a whimsical nod to her screen name.
A Shakespearean sonnet was, absolutely, the most fitting choice.
The perfect tribute to our irreplaceable Cascade of talent.
Thank you for that comment.
Thank you for that comment. Cascade is one of the luminaries in what, to me, is the central constellation on PostPoems' sky; as you are (as I may have mentioned to you from time to time). Petrarchan sonnets are impossible for me; the Shakesperean is a little scary (as the Miltonic sonnet, which he created because he was not pleased with the other two forms) is easier, and may have spoiled me. But I want to try the more difficult form for this pupose.
Before I slip into my customary verbosity, I will say thanks, again, for the fine comment; and bring my response to a close.
Starward
Trust me, you blaze bright in
Trust me, you blaze bright in that constellation. And one is never verbose if their words are highly valued.