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Scorn not the Sonnet; Critic, you have frowned,
Mindless of its just honours:, with this key
Shakespeare unlocked his heart; the melody
Of this small lute gave ease to Petrarch's wound;
A thousand times this pipe did Tasso sound;
With it Camoens soothed an exile's grief;
The Sonnet glittered a gay myrtle leaf
Amid the cypress with which Dante crowned
His visionary brow; a glow-worm lamp
It cheered mild Spenser, called from Faery-land
To struggle through dark ways; and when a damp
Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand
The Thing became a trumpet, whence he blew
Soul-animating strains - alas, too few !

-William Wordsworth, 'Scorn not the Sonnet'

Alas too few indeed, where poets emerge with each generation, the sonnet retains its position as one of the mostly used form of poetry amongst the others.

A blog is usually an online diary for a person's thoughts, a typical form and flow that speaks from the writer's perspective. An invaluable source of information where one can glimpse the writer's inner emotions and thoughts, even when there are no words used to express.

The ability to communicate is a priceless treasure humanity has kept dear, and while it evolves, written words have the unique position of being arbitary, since they are recorded somewhat. Even in the digital age where this page can jolly well be altered and editted into a form and flow entirely different from the original, at the very least, it is something there where others can refer to time and time again.

For those who have read the Parchment Tales, a blog created by myself, featuring weekly (or supposedly weekly) mini-chapters of my created fantasy world, thank you for your support. I have decided to take a break from real writing, and getting down to proper characterisation before resuming my work. I don't see if the whole thing can ever end, and finally see my name in print in bookshelves, but I will give this a try.

What has this got to do with the sonnet? Or with blogging? Very simply, the sonnet is a powerful communication form, and through that, as well as other styles in poetry I will try to express my own journey in life, introduce a few characters, the deepest peek into their thoughts and feelings, and chart some calling I have felt since long ago.

This blog will not be updated regularly, but be assured it will be updated as often as I can. I might not kick start any updates with a poem, but rest assured I will kick start each update with something.

Before I sign off, let me begin this lifelong signature quote by myself, and kick start this exciting journey. Have a good day people.

"Have no Fear, Nick is Here."

-Anzillu