I am seriously impressed...you have (had!) breathed new life into the sonnet form with somehow maintaining a delicately poised 'old school' feel and enough originality to be claimed as your own.....I'm extremely intoxicated by the last couplet which almost acts as the 'twist' with the use of the word 'trance' which seems to lead me and the last line is both haunting and enchanting and attributes the perfect ending. The rhyme and metrical execution is interesting, especially the second 'stanza' with its almost paradoxically contemporary classical feel....it's kinda odd, this sonnet; a kind of fantasy that roots itself in the contemporary, but isn't forcibly trendy or even 'harking back' desperately to a supposed 'better era' type of thing - even with philosophical and literary characters propping up. I would include this poem, this unique sonnet to my favs if I could..I think it stands out and it shows a lack of respect for a good well wrought piece of art that so many comments are lacking. Real shame. Lots of respect, though, for a structured; superbly contained poem - it may be a few years old on the site now, but has lost none of its lustre. Truly spellbinding. Excellent...kind regards, Col..

This ruptures beauty into a higher level.

But Soft! what beauty through yonder soliloquy breaks! 'Tis the natural light of Shakespeare made more beautiful and rare by the soft, thoughtful voix de femme. Nice work!

ok, you just entirely blew mine away.. damn you. ;) excellent excellent write! ~b