Orellana and Other Poems :: :: University of Virginia Library

Robertson, J. Logie (1846-1922)

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Composing a sonnet
'S like kindling a fire:
Heap largely upon it
—The spark will expire!

Your very best “chance” is
To coax it with rhyme,
Then try it with fancies
—A touch at a time.

Now lay the lines lightly,
Keep blowing between,
And soon it will brightly
Seize all the fourteen!