I am thankful and humbled to have been selected as Poet of the Week (PoW) for The Skeptic Kaddish’s W3 Wea’ve Written Weekly
My response to this week’s Poet of the Week (PoW) can be found here
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
(A line from William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18)
I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)
(From E.E. Cummings’ “i carry your heart with me”)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
(A line from Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43)
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds
(From William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116)
You were always on my mind
(From Willie Nelson’s “Always on My Mind”)
She walks in beauty, like the night
(A line from Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty”)
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
(A line from Robert Burns’ “A Red, Red Rose”)
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you are the world
(Attributed to Bill Wilson)
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
(From William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116)
In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
(From The Beatles’ “The End”)
Sources:
- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
- E.E. Cummings, i carry your heart with me
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet 43
- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
- Willie Nelson, Always on My Mind
- Lord Byron, She Walks in Beauty
- Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
- Bill Wilson (Attributed Quote)
- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
- The Beatles, The End
FORM: Cento
THEME: Love
A cento is a poem formed of lines from poems written by others. Cento is Latin for ‘patchwork’ and is composed like a collage or quilt. It is intended to honor other poets’ poems while presenting your unique work.
Here’s your chance to give homage to your favorite poets. Compose a cento on love. It can be any length. Description of a cento is accessible here: [LINK]
Essentially, a cento is composed of lines of poetry from other poets’ works. For this prompt, please weave together as many lines of poetry from other people’s poems (of your choice) as you’d like.
Make sure to note the source poems for the lines you incorporate into your cento!
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