Emilie Autumn
Blackbird Sonnets
Sonnet I
How shall I fly When feathers be not mine Though all my wishes Skyward do attend
How tie my wounded heartstrings safe to thine So thou to me
Like sun to moon
Descend
Or if thou wilt not bend thy starry frame
Wishing to keep thy brow o'ercrowned with mist I'll rise So that thy place shall stay the same But will not then depart from heights Unkiss'd For bargains may be struck And kept with pride When lovers from their just demands Ne'er hide
Sonnet II My lover's eyes are darker than the moon Or are they brighter? I cannot decide
His tender voice makes other’s out of tune And shows me how I cannot them abide Letras de cancionesHis movements are of more than feline grace His hands are soft And pale as ivory And though I’ve rarely seen A stranger face
More perfect looks I should abhor to see For others may be pleasanter in part But all my love Remains a work of art
Sonnet III How is it That I smile When I am sad? From what resource do I derive this strength? I've lost none But a thing I never had To keep it Would I go to any length But distance Is not measured in a heart So I could weep And say that I've been wronged And yet, as ever
Be so far apart From him To whom I swore that I belonged Alas
I blame as though he were untrue I loved him But, poor fool
He never knew
Sonnet IV
If all you love I am
As I am quite
Then why dost thou not love? Dost thou not see A plainly perfect match? If thou art bright
Then why
When thou dost love
Love'st thou not me? Instead preferring someone Far removed From all you claim to most admire? I would Commit you as a lunatic If proved Thus mad you were my ward For your own good
And yet I'm making light of my own pain Because I finally love
Yet love in vain
From Letras Mania