John Mullin

Some More Sonnets John Mullin

The tests and trials, intertwined with the greatest satisfaction, attributed to composing sonnets were discussed in part in the introduction to our first collection entitled 'Some Sonnets'. In this second collection, aptly called 'Some More Sonnets', the same poetic constraints are imposed and the same challenges are ever present. But the great satisfaction upon completion of fourteen (glorious) lines is undeniable - at least in the poet's mind. So it is, with a wonderful sense of fulfillment, that this 110-sonnet addition is presented for the enjoyment and, perhaps, further edification of the reader. Together they all, each in its own individual way, represent many facets of the prevailing human condition as well as transcending this rather fragile and corruptible world we are made to live in - with (hopefully) a certain degree of grace before the sands of time run out - to explore, in word and thought, this realm and others which may lead us forward (again hopefully) to a better, if not higher, outcome. The rhyming patterns continue as before, be it by classical design, with a personal preference towards the English rather than the Italian - the first being less demanding by way of repetition. The pentameters are constant throughout and the final two lines, in the majority of cases, attempt to provide an ending that, if written properly, is powerful and riveting - encapsulating the theme and delivering it with unique, poetic force. If that be true, we can only hope that our readers are equally arrested - at least by some of 'Some More Sonnets'.