The Sonnetarium - Paperback

by Lewis Turco (Author)

THE FOREWORD BLUES

Wesli Court said I should write a book,

A bunch of blues--enough to fill a book,

And he'd design the cover. I said, "Look,

If you'll write half of them, then I will choose

A ball-point pen, a felt-tip--I will choose

To join you in a modicum of blues."

And that's the reason, Reader, we are here--

You, Wes and me--we three assembled here

Among these turning leaves yellow and sere.

We hope you'll think the words we write are fine,

Our writing bold and dark, but our wordage fine . . .,

At least we hope you'll like the cover design.

Envoy Epilogue

Go, little book of sorrows, cares and woes,

But Wesli's gone. Where? Only goodness knows.