Tag Archives: sonnets

Shadow play #poetry #poems

Posted on May 1, 2016 by TanGental

A sonnet for you My Life as a Shadow Most people would say I’m a saddo If I told the truth of my employ Because hitched to your feet as a shadow Is hardly what sane people call joy.

Posted in challenge, poems, poetry | Tagged Jane doughtery, poem, poetry, sonnets | 19 Comments

I enjoy writing sonnets. No idea why really. The other day a blogging friend and oft times poet Willow at Willowdot21 posted a poem about literary geniuses of yesteryear. Check it out here and her eclectic blog. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets | Tagged poems, poetry, sonnets | 7 Comments

Hebridean Love Rivals

Posted on Jul 4, 2015 by TanGental

Part of the joy of a holiday is I get the time to write some poetry – I read a lot too but writing poetry is my mindfulness – it takes me to another place, a space between thinking and … Continue reading →

Posted in Harris, Hebrides, Lewis, miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets | Tagged Harris, Hebrides, Lewis, poems, poetry, sonnets | 10 Comments

A brief blog from bandage-land

Posted on Mar 13, 2015 by TanGental

Ok so he’s alive and if not kicking, tapping away. Thank you to everyone who kindly sent their good wishes; they are very welcome. I have decided not to post photos of my black and white three hole putting green, … Continue reading →

Posted in flash fiction, miscellany, poems, poetry, sonnets, writing | Tagged David Borrowdale, Esther Newton, flash, poems, poetry, Rebekah Postupak, Sacha Black, sonnets, writing | 20 Comments

Sonnet Saturday (5)

Posted on Jun 28, 2014 by TanGental

This Saturday I thought we would look at some aspects of nature through the eyes of one of the great sonneteeers and a young man who never had the chance to fulfil his potential. As I have said before, one … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, poetry, sonnets, writing | Tagged Dylan Thomas, Gerald Manley Hopkins, God's Grandeur, High Flight, James Lovelock; Gaia Theory, John Gillespie Magee, poetry, sonnets, The Windhover | 9 Comments

Sonnet Saturday (3)

Posted on Jun 14, 2014 by TanGental

It’s a sad week when someone so (relatively) young and who I enjoyed (at a distance, as you do with the famous) dies. Rik Mayall. Younger than me. A real loss. This and the incredibly poignant broadcasts from Northern France … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, poetry, sonnets, writing | Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Pat barker, Regeneration Trilogy, Rik mayall, Siegfried Sassoon, sonnets, Wilfred Owen | 12 Comments

Sonnet Saturday (2)

Posted on Jun 7, 2014 by TanGental

Following prompts from Charli Mills () and Lisa Reiter () I now seem set to post on my favourite poetic form, the Sonnet. And that makes me Happy! A Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number … Continue reading →