Bookend Scholarship
A Shakespearean Sonnet for the contest65 total reviews
Comment from June Sargent
Yes, there is only so much we can learn from books. In the end, we must look inward and examine not what our mind knows, but what our heart feels. And hopefully experience life rather than gathering dust. Very well written sonnet.
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Yes, there is only so much we can learn from books. In the end, we must look inward and examine not what our mind knows, but what our heart feels. And hopefully experience life rather than gathering dust. Very well written sonnet.
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Many thanks for dropping by to review, Rose. Much appreciated. Thank you, too, for your kind comments. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Brigitte Elko
This a well written Sonnet for the contest. It was enjoyable to read. The pictures you chose are excellent to go along with your sonnet.
One question: oxidised, should it not be oxidized?
Good luck in the contest.
Blessings,
Brigitte
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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This a well written Sonnet for the contest. It was enjoyable to read. The pictures you chose are excellent to go along with your sonnet.
One question: oxidised, should it not be oxidized?
Good luck in the contest.
Blessings,
Brigitte
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Many thanks for dropping by to review, Brigitte. Much appreciated. You are right - the US spelling uses a 'z'. The UK spelling uses an 's' - just another of those anomalies! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)
But what if they were buffed to make them glow,
and inward turned so, beak to beak, they kissed?
Would then they know themselves? Would their love grow,
and could they then retrieve what they had missed?
Though books may teach us much, our heart's the crux;
there is a deal to learn from loving ducks!
This was such a quirky (quacky?) lol sonnet I loved it and found it both sweet and amusing. Well done this is fabulous love Meia xx
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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But what if they were buffed to make them glow,
and inward turned so, beak to beak, they kissed?
Would then they know themselves? Would their love grow,
and could they then retrieve what they had missed?
Though books may teach us much, our heart's the crux;
there is a deal to learn from loving ducks!
This was such a quirky (quacky?) lol sonnet I loved it and found it both sweet and amusing. Well done this is fabulous love Meia xx
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Many thanks, Meia. Glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes Tony
Comment from royowen
I'm not sure if ducks mate for life, Tony, not that that is your thrust, more the metaphorical musing, and deeper meaning of the work. Beautifully cantered sonnet, that plumbs the depths and Mores of meaning to life, and love is its conclusion. And it is the only pursuit that makes sense. Well done, my friend, a sweetly proffered poem I pentametric glory and rhyming, we'll done, good look, blessings, Roy
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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I'm not sure if ducks mate for life, Tony, not that that is your thrust, more the metaphorical musing, and deeper meaning of the work. Beautifully cantered sonnet, that plumbs the depths and Mores of meaning to life, and love is its conclusion. And it is the only pursuit that makes sense. Well done, my friend, a sweetly proffered poem I pentametric glory and rhyming, we'll done, good look, blessings, Roy
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Many thanks for dropping by to review, Roy. Much appreciated. Thank you, too, for your very kind comments. Best wishes, Tony
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Well done
Comment from Bucketlist
Well luv a duck, caw blimey dunno wot you rit about. I can rite won too
On me Easter bonnet
There wuz a bloomin' Sonnet
Sumfin about bras 'n kisses
Got to go i here's me Strife
I fink the Aussies call it rifle
Rifle rifle com an git it trifle
I don't dare to annoy me strife
In case she threats me wiv me life
Or wot shill do to me wiv a bleeding knife
Sorry, your sonnet is great,I loved it
Trisha
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Well luv a duck, caw blimey dunno wot you rit about. I can rite won too
On me Easter bonnet
There wuz a bloomin' Sonnet
Sumfin about bras 'n kisses
Got to go i here's me Strife
I fink the Aussies call it rifle
Rifle rifle com an git it trifle
I don't dare to annoy me strife
In case she threats me wiv me life
Or wot shill do to me wiv a bleeding knife
Sorry, your sonnet is great,I loved it
Trisha
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2018
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Many thanks for dropping by to review, Trisha. Much appreciated. Thank you, too, for the six stars and your hilarious poem in response! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Thomas Bowling
This is a much better use of bookends. You use them to illustrate an excellent point. A person can learn more from your bookends than the books it supports.
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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This is a much better use of bookends. You use them to illustrate an excellent point. A person can learn more from your bookends than the books it supports.
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, Thomas. Much appreciated as always. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, a clever and gentle write, in typical Shakespearean style - artistically rendered and artfully presented. I personally liked how the images were delivered, first apart, then together - fully compliant with prompt. Best of luck in the contest...
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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In my opinion, a clever and gentle write, in typical Shakespearean style - artistically rendered and artfully presented. I personally liked how the images were delivered, first apart, then together - fully compliant with prompt. Best of luck in the contest...
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, Eve. Much appreciated as always. Best wishes, Tony
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You are very welcome, Tony, my pleasure...Eve
Comment from Rasmine
Hello, :)
This is a good poem. I like that you used words that I had to look up.
I have a suggestion; I'm not sure if it's misspelled in Australia.
Their views researched and backed by ancient books,
their lust for life, in time, was oxidised (oxidized);
Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Hello, :)
This is a good poem. I like that you used words that I had to look up.
I have a suggestion; I'm not sure if it's misspelled in Australia.
Their views researched and backed by ancient books,
their lust for life, in time, was oxidised (oxidized);
Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, Rasmine. Much appreciated as always. Thanks, too, for your suggestion. Hypothesize and oxidize are both US spellings. The UK spelling uses an 's'. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from rjuselius
lol. this is an intriguing piece of poetry dear tony! indeed, mankind could take example out of animals and their behaviour. so much hidden beauty in nature like in the human mind.
thanks for sharing!
blessings and a big squeeze!
good luck!
rebekka x
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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lol. this is an intriguing piece of poetry dear tony! indeed, mankind could take example out of animals and their behaviour. so much hidden beauty in nature like in the human mind.
thanks for sharing!
blessings and a big squeeze!
good luck!
rebekka x
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, Rebekka. Much appreciated as always. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from estory
This is an interesting take on the form. You had a great correct meter and rhyme scheme, and that formalized this. It had a kind of stately rhythm to it, befitting the theme of studying and the scholarly way of life, or rather the fact that after a while, it can become kind of stale. In the end, it is emotions, rather that cerebral activities, that drive the soul. estory
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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This is an interesting take on the form. You had a great correct meter and rhyme scheme, and that formalized this. It had a kind of stately rhythm to it, befitting the theme of studying and the scholarly way of life, or rather the fact that after a while, it can become kind of stale. In the end, it is emotions, rather that cerebral activities, that drive the soul. estory
Comment Written 18-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 18-Jan-2018
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Very many thanks for your review, estory. Much appreciated as always. Best wishes, Tony