Tie me darkly,
bite and pinch me
unleash me partly,
I whisper… plea
to never leave
forever yours,
O, please believe
there is no cure,
obsessed, am I
with skin on skin
you can untie
we’re bound in sin
Love is boundless
envy groundless
The prompt-word for De’s Quadrille prompt at dVerse today is “pinch”. Can you write a sonnet in 44 word? well maybe if you write it in dimeter.
The rhymescheme is traditional Shakespearean, and with a little bit of goodwill it even has a volta in the end.
January 22, 2024
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Fun and games for a cold winter’s day! A very interesting prompt … a sonnet in 44 words!
No requirement for a sonnet… any 44 word poem will do as long as it contain the word pinch
I like what you have done with it!
Fantastic Q in a sonnet form. No cure for that obsession.
No… uncurable.
A gorgeously sensual write, Bjorn! 💙💙
It wrote itself.
You know I love sonnets, Björn, especially those with a pinch of darkness. Not quite a love sonnet, more a lust sonnet, I think.
Probably more lust… and definitely dark
A powerful pinch of a poem! a veritable obsession with some rhythmic rhymes to match the action
It was fun to write it with those short lines and rhymes.
I really like this dark slush of love and lust.
darkly given, thanks
Oh this quadrille itself nips and bites! Wonderful as a sonnet.
it was so fun to write.
Interesting! Would not have thought of a sonnet in 44 words
Nice one
Much♡love
Only someone crazy like me I think.
44 shades of grey. I couldn’t help it.❤️
Ha… a darker shade of pale maybe
I was thinking the same as Melissa 🙂 Very dark and full of lust.
tethered to lust
Definitely an obsession–great rhyme.
Had fun with it.
🙂
Love is boundless
envy groundless ….
after the earlier lines and their darkness I might have expected
“love is groundless, envy boundless…”
I’m getting cynical in m’ old age; that will never do!
Yes, that is true… but I wanted to provide a volta as it was a sonnet form
Now I’ll have to go and look up about voltas … And other assaulters.
Best wear a bonnet
For writing a sonnet.
( in Scotland men – laddies – as well as lasses, wear bonnets)
Very cleverly done Bjorn.
loved this
♨️♨️♨️🔥🌶️🥵🥵
Nicely done, B. This is steamy. And so well done in the bard form.
An idea that formed gradually when playing with rhymes
Nicely done.
🙏🙏🙏
quite hot and steamy!
♨️♨️
An interesting place and idea and form to take the prompt!!!!
I had fun doing the unfamiliar familiar.
A 44 word sonnet, marvelous, Björn!
Someone had to do it… don’t know if it is allowed with only 2 feet per line.
Even better, if it is not allowed you invented a new form for poetry, the 44 word 2 feet sonnetlet
Your rhyme and rhythm enhance the seductive tone of your poem, creating an atmosphere of desire and passion ❤
I love your poetry 🙂
~David
Sonnet-Master! I bow to you, great work.
Thank you… I had fun writing it.
A sonnet of lust and dark desires wonderfully rendered, Björn.
I had a lot of fun writing it.
It was truly wonderful… 🙂
Obsession indeed, and a whirlpool of words that pulls us right into its dark passion.
Yes… obsession can take us to dark places.
What a great first line Björn 🙌a very hot piece 😊
as said above by Melissa 44 shades of grey
I have said it before, it bears repeating ~~ you do sensuous quite well, Mr. Bjorn.
Thank you… it is fun doing it.
Quite a sensual little poem. I like the imagery!
Thank you so much
You definitely had fun writing this, Björn. Dark is definitely delicious.
Like chocolate, the darker the better
❤ that last line!! and 'whisper… plea…' works so well
Haha same as Melissa full of steam and lust
No wonder you appreciate a love poem Björn, being such a master of them yourself…
Lust and obsession, no cure but who would want one?
I think being on fire can easily mean you burn out.
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