Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet

I Ask For Nothing (Sonnet)

November 13, 2013

Poetry

I ask for nothing yet you give me all I need

Could this be what the sages meant when they spoke of love

Perhaps like the roses thorny prick doth bleed

Nary tainting the snow white of the purest dove

Were I ever to beg my darling, of you my pardon

I doubt you not that forgiveness would be mine

Assured that your heart would not surely harden

This–I take to my heart as a sign

The gift you offer out of nothing but passion

I hold close, clutching it tightly to my still heaving breast

Through these long centuries it has never left fashion

On my knees before God to you my love I confessed

All this–I pray that I have not taken for granted

For your love I cherish that may ne’er be supplanted

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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15 responses to “I Ask For Nothing (Sonnet)”

words4jp

November 13, 2013

I loveth this! You doth maketh me smile:)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  November 17, 2013
  
  You are most welcome my fair maiden, I am most glad. :)
  
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Tracesofthesoul

November 13, 2013

Lovely as always and the love is felt very deeply.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  November 17, 2013
  
  Thank you very much and sorry for the delay in responding, I’ve been away on vacation.
  
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  1. Tracesofthesoul
    
    November 17, 2013
    
    You are welcome. I hope you had a great vacation and your muse will be rejuvenated {smiles}
  2. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    November 18, 2013
    
    I hope so, its a little tough to get started up again, but it will come. Thanks again.
  3. Tracesofthesoul
    
    November 18, 2013
    
    I find reading some posts here and there tickle my muse sometimes and she gets inspired.
  4. Dom DiFrancesco
    
    November 18, 2013
    
    The same here, I get a lot of inspiration reading posts from others although sometimes nothing seems to work until I get what little mind I have left straight. :)
  5. Tracesofthesoul
    
    November 18, 2013
    
    Well, all that you DO get straight is lovely.
Roxi St. Clair

November 13, 2013

A gorgeous sonnet my friend :-)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  November 17, 2013
  
  Thank so much Roxi. :)
  
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Lucid Gypsy

November 13, 2013

You’re brilliant at rhythmn and rhyme!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  November 17, 2013
  
  Thank you Gilly and I’m sorry for taking so long to respond, I took a bit of a vacation.
  
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Wood nymph butterfly

November 17, 2013

Hi! :) I used to be thenerdyscribe hope all is well! Great poetry, will try and read more when I get a chance :)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  November 17, 2013
  
  Hello Wood nymph butterfly, formerly known as thenerdyscribe, I was wondering where you had gone. Thank you for getting back in contact so that I follow you again. I have been fine and hope you have been doing well also, thank you for asking. I look forward to reading your posts again as I always enjoyed them. Talk to you soon my friend. :)
  
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