Moving On-Sonnet Poem by Joseph Anderson
Moving On-Sonnet
No longer weep for me, when I lie dead
And thou hast heard the solemn, tolling bell,
Give credence to the fact that I have fled
An unkind world, wherein I once did dwell.
If thinking on me dear, should render grief
And all life's yesterdays are haunting thee;
Releasing me 'twill bring welcome relief,
Enlighten you and set your spirits free.
Just hold me in thou heart, though I be free
And know the one who wrote this loved thee true;
But, life is for the living, let it be.
Let peace and joy take residence with you.
No, do not dwell with me when I am gone,
Fate made its call and now we must move on.
Beautifully penned! ! Delightful in its cadence and rhyme! The bard would be proud! ! Touché, Sir! !
Excellent, and much like my Sonnet X. Guess you, me and Shakespeare have got it pretty well stitched up! ! Very Happy Birthday to you Joseph, hope you are having a wonderful day.
This touches the core... It is not yet time to bid farewell...! Some one who can be so alert and sharp mentally at this age must be equally sound in body to compose a hundred more of sonnets of this perfection! On your 89th birthday, I wish you health and happiness and joyful days ahead!
Just hold me in thou heart, though I be free And know the one who wrote this loved thee true; But, life is for the living, let it be. Let peace and joy take residence with you. No, do not dwell with me when I am gone, Fate made its call and now we must move on. , , touching lines to end this beautiful poem, , , ,
This is an excellent Sonnet, Joseph. So touching deeply and brilliantly worded. Thank you for sharing. GBU in Abundance.
I cannot believe you are 93 now. I know you since Poetfreak, so I believe this is your age, but still so alert in reading poems here on Poen Hunter, I am truly amazed, Joseph! Such an endearing Sonnet, written on your 89th BirthDAY, WOW! Though today is not your Birthday, I still wish you happy and enjoyable days. GBU Joseph. Please read my poem Listen, thank you so much.
..........Shakespeare made more easy and decipherable...............though the poem has lost the touch of archaic words, it still holds the same beauty, but this time it reaches other's more effectively, through use of present-day words.........................a moving yet motivating and empowering write
So enjoyable a write yet also very moving and soul stirring. The bell is not ready to be tolled for you yet Joseph. There is to much ink left in your pen and blood flowing in your veins. Just beautiful. A healthy mind with a body to go with it!
this is epic. so powerful and awesome. we need more of your creations sir, more epic poems from your brains. long life
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is a really good, well tuned old fashioned sonnet, Joe. As good as it gets. But you better not think of going wnywhere yet. Like I said. We've got poems to write. I'm in deepest Devon, and wi fi isn't readily available, but I'm glad I managed to read this one. A belated Happy Birthday and LOTS MORE TO COME.