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Sonnet to a Cricket
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Sonnet to a Cricket |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Sonnet to a Cricket The sun has slipped behind a wooded crest As colors turn to dusty rose and bronze The twilight always brings a loveliness To woods and hills and quiet country ponds The sounds, the visions, coolness all around And silent moments, til a cricket’s song begins to lead an orchestra of sounds as tree frogs, owls and night birds sing along Each one repeats his song in noisy chants These creatures of the night with eerie drone I contemplate my insignificance A silent human standing here alone Among us all, though, only I usurp Aesthetic pleasure from a cricket’s chirp Elizabeth Santos |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
This is lovely...lyrical and oh so beautiful! ~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~ |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
how soothing the sound of a cricket  I like this very much. Beautiful sonnet! |
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Chelsea~ Member
since 2001-02-09
Posts 260Ontario, CANADA |
elizabeth, a great sonnet, i've always found a cricket's chirp to be soothing and peaceful |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
smiling...and okay, I confess, I am rubbing my legs together...grin...sigh...can't compete. You, Liz, write interactive pictures of loveliness....I'll exit now before my envy runneth over and I drool upon the keys!  HUGS. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
'Tis a beauty, Elizabeth! 'Tis perfection! A real treat for these city eyes and ears! Thanks for sharing the sights and the sounds! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
A stunningly beautiful flowing Sonnet Elizabeth! Love it! Maree |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I LOVE bug poetry, Liz! |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
What a beautiful picture of nature you have drawn with yet again, a perfect "Santos Sonnet.' ~I always have time to listen to someone talking from their heart~ |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Very much enjoyed this lovely sonnet Liz ... oh, how I love to sit outside in the evening and listen to them through the darkness. Beautiful tribute to nature's music, much enjoyed! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you al for your comments, Serenity, you make me laugh --chirp, chirp Crickets are great, if they stay outside Liz |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Liz, you really can write about any topic, can't you?!  What a wonderful sonnet of the many marvels of crickets...yes, their sound is both eerie and peaceful.~ Take care, Melissa~ "Poetry is not an opinion expressed... |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
In Texas they go "churrrup" which rhymes with stirrup which is what you need when you want to ride one ... a cricket that is Well done and a wonderful read! Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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cpalmer Senior Member
since 2001-06-26
Posts 977Phoenix, Az |
Liz, My cricket chrips too much when I am trying to sleep...could that be cause mine is inside the house? Here is AZ it's too hot for them little critters outside so they move in! I love you little tribute to them! Hugs Cindi God is our inspiration; Words of the heart can be music to our ears |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I've never read a cricket sonnet before...you are so original! It's so well written, I could almost hear them outside at even 26F last night. I like this poem even more than those delightful little chirpers. |
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Apachecat906 Member
since 2001-09-04
Posts 217Michigan, USA |
Among us all, though, only I usurp Aesthetic pleasure from a cricket’s chirp ======= We are pretty amazing creatures ourselves, aren't we? This was nice. Enjoyed! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
the last calling of the cricket before the snow falls white sings slower, a little lower and lullabies me through the night... you Inspire, Lady Santos! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I LOOOOOVE crickets - even when they find their noisy way into my house...LOL Your crickety sonnet is wonderful fair Liz..  |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Darn it Liz, I didn't keep the cartoon I sent you about the cricket, 'cmon if you have it in your email, slap it up here and make my day...LOL. I am going to keep looking for it on the net anyway. A sonnet to a cricket indeed (ever live on a mountain - give me my peashooter! lol~I always have time to listen to someone talking from their heart~ |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Elizabeth...How can you not love crickets. This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Bob |
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JUSTIN ALLEN New Member
since 2001-10-10
Posts 3Not sure-just want to go home. |
"I contimplate my own significance" That is the line that caught my admiration the most. A very scenic poem which has wonderful imagery to the reader. Justin Allen |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
My dear, sweet Liz - If you shared my bedroom, the sounds of the crickets would not be so soothing, methinks, as there seems to be a whole bunch of them some nights! On other nights, they stay hidden from my can of bug spray. Perhaps I need a cat to rid me of them, but what would I do then? Get a dog? lol I always love your writing. |
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BloomingRose Member Elite
since 2000-08-09
Posts 3092Florida |
Lovely poem Elizabeth. Little crickets have a way of singing us to sleep in a sweet lullaby. I can remember as a child, when we would go camping, listing to them many a night. Deb |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
I loved all of your comments to my cricket sonnet. Thank you all so much for injecting your sentiments of these creatures. Seema like Balladeer and Lngjohn are finally in agreement on something. Both would eliminate the little pests..Great to see you guys together on something this important Liz |
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