The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

The Ultimate Chamber of Silent Adoration

The Ultimate Chamber of Silent Adoration “When Robbie Ross died, […] he triumphed over both Bosie and Constance, by having his ashes interred in Oscar’s tomb.”  ~  Jonathan Fryer, Andre & Oscar:  Gide, Wilde and the Gay Art of Living, p. 238 If you have...

Full of Elegance and Truth

   Full of Elegance and Truth:  Fra Angelico’s Annunciation               in the Prado An Annunciation poem   [Look at the painting first?  In case you don’t already know, Mary is always dressed in red (because of Christ’s Passion) and blue (to represent...

“And all the sons of God shouted for joy”

“And all the sons of God shouted for joy” The memory of you rinses even light. Though clouds today add gray to sky and air, This flash-back makes white flowers cleaner white; I wash them in the essence of dark hair Poured out in curling moments long ago. A...