An early Valentine for my favorite Potions Master
For Severus, on the 14th
Striding in silence, unhampered solitude,
Robes flowing darkly, head bent in reflection;
Could I engage him, risking his rejection,
With proper modesty, seemly rectitude?
Surely some mannered word, never too loud or rude
Will turn his eye to mine, spark some affection;
Pleased that I've concern for his circumspection
He'd offer the friendship he has long eschewed.
I gather courage and bravely pour a tot
I place the offerings on a tray of oak:
Elf-made wine to slash his soul's Gordian knot.
I hope this courtesy says what I cannot,
His tow'ring anger this gift will not evoke --
In his web of myst'ry my heart is caught.
NB: this is a Petrarchan sonnet, written in the traditional form. I've tried to maintain 11 syllables per line, stress on the 4th, 5th syllable in the same word as the 4th, 2 quatrains abbaabba and 2 tercets cdccdc. I'm a bit rusty, wasn't really perfect, but it'll do. It's not like some fictional character will ever read it, anyway...
Oh, and here's the DA page for No Foolish Wand Waving...
Striding in silence, unhampered solitude,
Robes flowing darkly, head bent in reflection;
Could I engage him, risking his rejection,
With proper modesty, seemly rectitude?
Surely some mannered word, never too loud or rude
Will turn his eye to mine, spark some affection;
Pleased that I've concern for his circumspection
He'd offer the friendship he has long eschewed.
I gather courage and bravely pour a tot
I place the offerings on a tray of oak:
Elf-made wine to slash his soul's Gordian knot.
I hope this courtesy says what I cannot,
His tow'ring anger this gift will not evoke --
In his web of myst'ry my heart is caught.
NB: this is a Petrarchan sonnet, written in the traditional form. I've tried to maintain 11 syllables per line, stress on the 4th, 5th syllable in the same word as the 4th, 2 quatrains abbaabba and 2 tercets cdccdc. I'm a bit rusty, wasn't really perfect, but it'll do. It's not like some fictional character will ever read it, anyway...
Oh, and here's the DA page for No Foolish Wand Waving...