Sonnets to My Muse

By Bruce Gewirz

Bruce Gewirz has studied sonnets written over the last 600 years, and has written over a thousand sonnets and a number of other poems to his muses over the last 36 years. He presently resides in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 8, 2017
• ISBN: 9781493168880

Bruce Gewirz

Bruce Gewirz has studied sonnets written from the 13th century to the present, and has written over twelve hundred sonnets and a number of other poems to his muses over the last 46 years. He presently resides in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

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CONTENTS

Sonnet 02/04/01   DXXXVII

Sonnet 01/05/01   DXLIV

Sonnet 03/05/01   DXLV

Sonnet 03/05/01   DXLVI

Sonnet 06/05/01   DXLVII

Sonnet 10/05/01   DXLIX

Sonnet 16/05/01   DL

Sonnet 19/05/01   DLIV

Sonnet 19/05/01   DLV

Sonnet 22/05/01   DLVII

Sonnet 29/05/01   DLXI

Sonnet 29/05/01   DLXII

Sonnet 29/05/01   DLXIII

Sonnet 16/7/01   DLXVII

Sonnet 31/8/01   DLXXV

Sonnet 06/11/01   DCXXIII

Sonnet 08/11/01   DCXXIV

Sonnet 10/01/02   For Rebecca, on her Birthday DCXXXIX

Sonnet 01/06/02   DCXCVII

Sonnet 04/06/02   DCXCVIII

Sonnet 04/06/02   DCXCIX

Sonnet 06/06/02   DCC

Sonnet 08/06/02   DCCI

Sonnet 13/06/02   DCCIII

Sonnet 01/10/02   DCCXLVII

Sonnet 25/10/02   DCCLVIII

Sonnet 30/10/02   DCCLIX

Sonnet 31/10/02   DCCLX

Sonnet 01/11/02   DCCLXI

Sonnet 01/11/02   Alexandrines to My Dryad DCCLXII

Sonnet 05/11/02   DCCLXIII

Sonnet 06/11/02   DCCLXIV

Sonnet 07/11/02   DCCLXV

Sonnet 16/11/02   DCCLXVI

Sonnet 04/12/02   DCCLXVIII

Sonnet 07/12/02   DCCLXIX

Sonnet 19 /12/02   DCCLXXI

Sonnet 30/12/02   DCCLXXII

Sonnet 12/02/03   DCCLXXXVI

Sonnet 18/02/03   DCCLXXXVIII

Sonnet 21/02/03   DCCLXXXIX

Sonnet 22/02/03   DCCXC

Sonnet 24/02/03   DCCXCI

Sonnet 24/02/03   DCCXCII

Sonnet 26/02/03   DCCXCIII

Sonnet 28/02/03   DCCXCIV

Sonnet 02/03/03   DCCXCV

Sonnet 03/03/03   DCCXCVI

Sonnet 06/03/03   DCCXCVII

Sonnet 07/03/03   DCCXCVIII

Sonnet 12/03/03   DCCXCIX

Sonnet 14/03/03   DCCC

Sonnet 15/03/03   DCCCI

Sonnet 17/03/03   DCCCII

Sonnet 26/03/03   DCCCIII

Sonnet 02/04/03   DCCCIV

Sonnet 15/04/03   DCCCV

Sonnet 15/04/03   DCCCVI

Sonnet 20/04/03   DCCCVII

Sonnet 23/04/03   DCCCVIII

Sonnet 25/04/03   DCCCIX

Sonnet 26/04/03   DCCCX

Sonnet 26/04/03   DCCCXI

Sonnet 29/04/03   DCCCXII

Sonnet 02/05/03   DCCCXIII

Sonnet 07/05/03   DCCCXIV

Sonnet 10/05/03   DCCCXV

Sonnet 10/05/03   DCCCXVI

Sonnet 10/05/03   DCCCXVII

Sonnet 15/5/03   DCCCXVIII

Sonnet 18/5/03   DCCCXIX

Sonnet 20/05/03   DCCCXX

Sonnet 21/05/03   DCCCXXI

Sonnet 23/05/03   DCCCXXII

Sonnet 25/05/03   DCCCXXIII

Sonnet 27/05/03   DCCCXXIV

Sonnet 29/05/03   DCCCXXV

Sonnet 30/05/03   DCCCXXVI

Sonnet 01/06/03   DCCCXXVII

Sonnet 05/06/03   DCCCXXVIII

Sonnet 06/06/03   DCCCXXIX

Sonnet 08/06/03   DCCCXXX

Sonnet 20/06/03   DCCCXXXI

Sonnet 13/07/03   DCCCXXXII

Sonnet 20/07/03   DCCCXXXIII

Sonnet 23/07/03   DCCCXXXIV

Sonnet 24/07/03   DCCCXXXV

Sonnet 02/08/03   DCCCXXXVI

Sonnet 04/08/03   DCCCXXXVII

Sonnet 07/08/03   DCCCXXXVIII

Sonnet 08/08/03   DCCCXXXIX

Sonnet 17/08/03   DCCCXL

Sonnet 19/08/03   DCCCXLI

Sonnet 24/08/03   DCCCXLII

Sonnet 25/08/03   DCCCXLIII

Sonnet 26/08/03   DCCCXLIV

Sonnet 28/08/03   DCCCXLV

Sonnet 01/09/03   DCCCXLVI

Sonnet 09/09/03   DCCCXLVII Rev B

Sonnet 10/09/03   DCCCXLVIII

Sonnet 16/09/03   DCCCL

Sonnet 24/09/03   DCCCLI

Sonnet 29/09/03   DCCCLII

Sonnet 07/10/03   DCCCLIII

Sonnet 09/10/03   DCCCLIV

Sonnet 14/10/03   DCCCLV

Sonnet 27/10/03   DCCCLVII

Sonnet 05/11/03   DCCCLVIII

Sonnet 07/11/03   DCCCLIX

Sonnet 10/11/03   DCCCLX

Sonnet 21/11/03   DCCCLXI

Sonnet 27/11/03   DCCCLXII

Sonnet 03/12/03   DCCCLXIII

Sonnet 03/12/03   DCCCLXIV

Sonnet 09/12/03   DCCCLXV

Sonnet 11/12/03   DCCCLXVI

Sonnet 16/12/03   DCCCLXVII

Sonnet 18/12/03   DCCCLXVIII

Sonnet 24/12/03   DCCCLXIX

Sonnet 29/12/03   DCCCLXX

Sonnet 01/01/04   DCCCLXXI

Sonnet 13/01/04   DCCCLXXII

Sonnet 19/01/04   DCCCLXXIII

Sonnet 24/01/04   DCCCLXXIV

Sonnet 02/02/04   DCCCLXXV

Sonnet 12/02/04   DCCCLXXVI

Sonnet 12/02/04   DCCCLXXVII

Sonnet 14/02/04   DCCCLXXVIII

Sonnet 17/02/04   DCCCLXXIX

Sonnet 20/02/04   DCCCLXXX

Sonnet 23/02/04   DCCCLXXXI

Sonnet 23/02/04   DCCCLXXXII

Sonnet 26/02/04   DCCCLXXXIII

Sonnet 26/02/04   DCCCLXXXIV

Sonnet 26/02/04   DCCCLXXXV

Sonnet 26/02/04   DCCCLXXXVI

Sonnet 07/03/04   DCCCLXXXVII

Sonnet 10/03/04   DCCCLXXXVIII

Sonnet 12/03/04   DCCCLXXXIX

Sonnet 13/03/04   DCCCXC

Sonnet 15/03/04   DCCCXCI

Sonnet 17/03/04   DCCCXCII

Sonnet 18/03/04   DCCCXCIII

Sonnet 20/03/04   DCCCXCIV

Sonnet 21/03/04   DCCCXCV

Sonnet 24/03/04   DCCCXCVI

Sonnet 26/03/04   DCCCXCVII

Sonnet 26/03/04   DCCCXCVIII

Sonnet 26/03/04   DCCCXCIX

Sonnet 27/03/04   CM

Sonnet 29/03/04   CMI

Sonnet 31/03/04   CMII

Sonnet 07/04/04   CMIII

Sonnet 09/04/04   CMIV

Sonnet 13/04/04   CMV

Sonnet 14/04/04   CMVI

Sonnet 16/04/04   CMVII

Sonnet 24/04/04   CMVIII

Sonnet 30/04/04   CMIX

Sonnet 07/05/04   CMX

Sonnet 07/05/04   CMXI

Sonnet 13/05/04   CMXII

Sonnet 21/05/04   CMXIII

Sonnet 30/05/04   CMXIV

Sonnet 01/06/04   CMXV

Sonnet 07/06/04   CMXVI

Sonnet 10/06/04   CMXVII

Sonnet 14/06/04   CMXVIII

Sonnet 09/07/04   CMXXI

Sonnet 18/07/04   CMXXII

Sonnet 22/07/04   CMXXIII

Sonnet 01/08/04   CMXXIV

Sonnet 15/08/04   CMXXV

Sonnet 19/08/04   CMXXVI

Sonnet 27/08/04   CMXXVII

Sonnet 02/09/04   CMXXVIII

Sonnet 03/09/04   CMXXIX

Sonnet 14/09/04   CMXXX

Sonnet 17/09/04   CMXXXI

Sonnet 22/09/04   CMXXXII

Sonnet 30/09/04   CMXXXIV

Sonnet 11/10/04   CMXXXVI

Sonnet 13/10/04   CMXXXVII

Sonnet 13/10/04   CMXXXVIII

Sonnet 14/10/04   CMXXXIX

Sonnet 15/10/04   CMXL

Sonnet 16/10/04   CMXLI

Sonnet 17/10/04   CMXLII

Sonnet 19/10/04   CMXLIII

Sonnet 23/10/04   CMXLV

Sonnet 26/10/04   CMXLVI

Sonnet 28/10/04   CMXLVII

Sonnet 28/10/04   CMXLVIII

Sonnet 31/10/04   CMXLIX

Sonnet 05/11/04   CML

Sonnet 10/11/04   CMLI

Sonnet 14/11/04   CMLII

Sonnet 16/11/04   CMLIII

Sonnet 17/11/04   CMLIV

Sonnet 20/11/04   CMLV

Sonnet 01/12/04   CMLVI

Sonnet 02/12/04   CMLVII

Sonnet 03/12/04   CMLVIII

Sonnet 05/12/04   CMLIX

Sonnet 09/12/04   CMLX

Sonnet 10/12/04   CMLXI

Sonnet 15/12/04   CMLXII

Sonnet 20/12/04   CMLXIV

Sonnet 24/12/04   CMLXV

Sonnet 26/12/04   CMLXVI

Sonnet 6/1/05   CMLXVII

Sonnet 7/1/05   CMLXIX

Sonnet 13/1/05   CMLXX

Sonnet 16/1/05   CMLXXI

Sonnet 21/1/05   CMLXXII

Sonnet 24/1/05   CMLXXIII

Sonnet 31/1/05   CMLXXIV

Sonnet 04/02/05   CMLXXV

Sonnet 11/02/05   CMLXXVI

Sonnet 14/02/05   CMLXXVII

Sonnet 14/02/05   CMLXXVIII

Sonnet 16/02/05   CMLXXIX

Sonnet 17/02/05   CMLXXX

Sonnet 19/02/05   CMLXXXI

Sonnet 20/02/05   CMLXXXII

Sonnet 02/03/05   CMLXXXIII

Sonnet 02/03/05   CMLXXXIV

Sonnet 06/03/05   CMLXXXV

Sonnet 11/03/05   CMLXXXVI

Sonnet 11/03/05   CMLXXXVII

Sonnet 17/03/05   CMLXXXVIII

Sonnet 17/03/05   CMLXXXIX

Sonnet 23/03/05   CMXC

Sonnet 31/03/05   CMXCII

Sonnet 06/04/05   CMXCIV

Sonnet 17/04/05   CMXCV

Sonnet 22/04/05   CMXCVI

Sonnet 01/05/05   CMXCVII

Sonnet 10/05/05   CMXCVIII

Sonnet 12/05/05   CMXCIX

Sonnet 13/05/05   M

Sonnet 18/05/05   MI

Sonnet 21/05/05   MII

Sonnet 21/05/05   MIII

Sonnet 22/05/05   MIV

Sonnet 23/05/05   MV

Sonnet 24/05/05   MVI

Sonnet 29/05/05   MVIII

Sonnet 09/06/05   MIX

Sonnet 16/06/05   MXI

Sonnet 18/06/05   MXII

Sonnet 22/06/05   MXIII

Sonnet 22/06/05   MXIV

Sonnet 16/07/05   MXV

Sonnet 22/07/05   MXVI

Sonnet 24/07/05   MXVII

Sonnet 01/08/05   MXVIII

Sonnet 12/08/05   MXIX

Sonnet 16/09/05   MXX

Sonnet 22/09/05   MXXI

Sonnet 01/10/05   MXXIII

Sonnet 01/10/05   MXXIV

Sonnet 16/10/05   MXXVI

Sonnet 05/11/05   MXXIX

Sonnet 07/11/05   MXXX

Sonnet 11/11/05   MXXXI

Sonnet 18/11/05   MXXXII

Sonnet 02/12/05   MXXXV

Sonnet 13/12/05   MXXXVI

Sonnet 06/01/06   MXL

Sonnet 13/01/06   MXLII

Sonnet 24/01/06   MXLIII

Sonnet 07/02/06   MXLVI

Sonnet 24/02/06   MXLVII

Sonnet 07/03/06   MXLVIII

Sonnet 13/03/06   MXLIX

Sonnet 23/03/06   ML

Sonnet 04/04/06   MLII

Sonnet 04/04/06   MLIII

Sonnet 06/04/06   MLIV

Sonnet 15/04/06   MLV

Sonnet 27/04/06   MLVI

Sonnet 28/04/06   MLVIII

Sonnet 08/05/06   MLIX

Sonnet 18/05/06   MLX

Sonnet 23/06/06   MLXI

Sonnet 27/06/06   MLXII

Sonnet 13/07/06   MLXIII

Sonnet 21/12/07   MLXVII

Sonnet 17/01/08   MLXVIII

Sonnet 28/02/08   MLXIX

Sonnet 21/01/10   MLXX

Sonnet 16/02/10   MLXXI

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To a Rose, flowering unseen.

For all that I might ask to know your mind,

Only the glow of smile, and light of eyes,

Reaches to dreams: Heart is to reason blind.

Reading your words, I find that I desire

Enough of you to know more than I do:

Before I fall, must I find you inspire?

Echoes of Past remain: Are dreams but cries,

Cold imaginings too old to be thought new?

Can I ask that you kindle in mind fire

After heart has been burned? Would hope be true?

Let all my hopes and dreams of desires wait:

You must decide how much of heart to show.

Not all my words can alter future Fate:

No chance for verse, unless some muse I know.

I look at picture of your eyes, and lose

A part of heart: I see your smile, and dream

That I might cause another. Would you choose

To let my lines amuse? My heart might deem

You as a source of light. Should I not hope

To offer reflection of what I see?

You are more than I know, from words: The scope

Of your dreams remains out of sight of me.

What might bring a small smile to you, or cause

A gleam in eye? How might I know your mind,

To offer joy? I ask myself, and pause:

I know not what to ask, to your heart find.

Why do you laugh, when I would have verse show

What vision I might find, within your glow?

Are you a rose, turning your face to sun,

With soft, sweet beauty, and a layered heart?

Have I some chance to know dreams with verse won,

That I might see the light that brings me art?

I wish that you dream of your heart’s desire,

But hope you find some room within your thought

For one who finds your eyes to verse inspire:

I fear your image has my vision caught.

How might I show concern? I have not wit

Enough, to give what miles forbid. I send

What words I might, and hope that you see fit

To give reply. Shall I let desires end?

Would that I might look into eyes, and see

If in your dreams might be a thought of me.

I ask for dream, and vision, yet I seek

To understand your soul: Would you now share

An image of your heart? Do my words speak

A language that you feel? Dare my heart care?

I ask for words, to knowledge gain, yet know

Emotion feeds my dreams, and heart. I ask

Beyond all reason: I would have you show

The part of self one from the world must mask.

I ask for hope, and caring, yet can give

Only my words, and heart. Are questions just,

Or do I pass all bounds? To let dreams live

Requires I offer soul, and hope for trust.

I ask, yet cannot know: Would you desire

More than these words, or that I dreams retire?

Though I may dream of you, I cannot say

You send me visions. Image fills my thought,

But I do not know how you feel: I stay

A step farther away than I have sought.

Though I may seek for muse, I cannot know,

Without reply, what I in you have found:

Is it too much to ask, to have you show

Some part of what you feel, to feelings bound?

Though I may beg for words, I cannot ask

What I might wish. How can I see a smile

Over this distance? Would written words mask

The feelings sought, or let heart rest a while?

All I might do will not gain me my goal:

How can I reach your heart, or touch your soul?

I have not heard your voice, to have heart bound

By dulcet tones. What might I do, to earn

A gift of song, or laughter? How might sound

Help me to know your heart? What might I learn?

I have not run my fingers through your hair,

To touch the curve of neck, or know if skin

Is soft as dream. How might I evening share,

At such a distance? What dreams would I win?

I have not kissed your lips, to taste desire,

But hope to find some passion in your lines.

Yet, words do not offer the same sweet fire

As silent look, or touch that heart entwines.

How can I find ways to your soul entreat,

When miles can half of my senses defeat?

I’m glad my words can bring to you some joy

And find a place within your heart. Yet I

Wish to lift you, not to quiet destroy,

But to know heart’s desire, and look in eye.

I do not ask who is to blame, but seek

To see what I might of your soul. I care

Enough to want to hold, but cannot speak

Of what we might in future meeting share.

I cannot alter others’ actions, yet

I wish faint friends did