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Laura's Sonnet... The Beauty of Mania It's not that I've forgotten your sweet face Or countenance, nor is the memory lost Of cadence special, that determined pace That moved you through the world without the cost Of gravity, a price so dear to joy. And simple beauty in your childlike art Lives with me still and it I still employ; Right next to Starry Night it plays its part To quell the turmoil yet within my being. Remember when I said "Watch out that ear."? 'Twas in your very being I was seeing Dear Vincent's blessing with its curse so clear. 'Tis just that I, should I your face behold, Could not bear that joy once mine be retold. |
Additional Notes:
Works best to pronounce "seeing" at the end of line 11 as a single syllable.
Love lost and allowed to remain lost in the best interests of both lovers. The "Laura" refered to in the sonnet was bipolar. Many bipolar people, as did Laura, have very strong creative abilities in their manic stages. Unfortunately, those creative abilities can devise the most incredible personal hells in their depressed stages.
"Vincent" refers to Vincent Van Gogh. In a fit of unrequited love, Vincent cut off one ear and sent it to a prostitute with whom he had fallen in love. "Starry Night" refers to one of his more familiar and absolutely incredible works. Many art historians think that Van Gogh suffered from bipolar disorder.
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