so'nets

by

paul

dutton

         




               so'net 1  

         so no n so no n so no toes   
         toe no n toe no n toe so nose  
         so no n toe no n so toe nose  
         t toe no nose no toe so nose   
         toe t nose t toe nose toes 
         so nose t toes n nose nose toes 
         o nose o nose o nose n toes  
         o o   o no o so toe nose  
         nose s toes n toes s nose  
         so toes n nose no t so nose toe 
         t nose no toe s t not no nose 
         n so not t nose s t no not toe 
              no toe nose not t no no nose 
              n no nose nose not t no no toes 

   



                so'net 2  

                      for rafael    
         

         sono e sono este sono so 
         tono es tesono e toto no 
         toneo e soneto se teno te  
         neo toneste se neto se  
         sesteno sostente te so no ne  
         eono e noto te notese  
         o seno e sene o nes esto  
         teno esto sene noste enesto 
         onoste sontono se onostes  
         son o son tono notos so es  
         es no sente en tos sonon 
         o sen e sonto o es toton 
              sen tenseno e nonon sens 
              ten sentesno e noto tens 
  




                   so'net 3  
         
         onset tense no tone to set  
         no sense to note not one no none  
         so one soon tosses on to net  
         tenses notes tones one soon sees one  
         to ten senses soon one's not too tense  
         one's not sent to see eons nest  
         on stone tenets set to sonnet's sense  
         one sense sonnets not sent to test  
         sees no noose set no nonsense no  
         set one-ness one senses entente not  
         tense tones no sonnte's set to tote so  
         tense not testes on notes to one's tot 
              noon noses onto sette son's set on 
              one not seen to toss stone sonnet net on 
  




                   so'net 4   

         se so'n see se ne so'n to'n  
         e to'n so'n se ne se so'n see 
         se to'n see se ne se no'n  
         o so'n see so'n se'ns ne nee  
         se'ns nee non se'ns to'n e so'n ton 
         onton so'n e to'n so'n to  
         teno'n no so'ns e no to'ns son 
         to so'ns e to to'ns e to s'ens on noo 
         ot on seon oon oo set 
         sontons tetoo otton no noet  
         oon so'n soo sesee e on no tet  
         oo es se so'n oon sonnet soet 
              se so'net e sonnet soet oo so'n ne 
              so'n so oo to'n so se so'net e 
  




                   so'net 5   

         s ss s ss s ss s s  
         s tonn tonn tonn tonn tonn tonn tonn  
         s tt s tt s tt s t  
         s nonn nonn nonn nonn nonn nonn nonn  
         t ee t ee tee t e 
         t ness ness ness ness ness ness ness 
         t ne t ne t ne t n  
         t sess sess sess sess sess sess sess  
         n st n st n st n s  
         n sott sott sott sott sott sott sott  
         n oo n oo noo n o 
         n tott tott tott tott tott tott tott  
               s ss tonn tt nonn ee ness  
               t ne sess se sott oo tott 
  




                 so'net 6     

         s s s s s s s s 
         o o o o o o o o  
         n n n n n n n n  
         s s s son n n n 
         noon noon noon noon noon noon noon noon 
         noon noon noon noon noon noon noon noon 
         noon noon noon noon noon noon noon noon 
         noon noon noon noon noon noon noon noon  
         s s s s s s s s 
         e e e e e e e e  
         t t t t t t t t 
         s s s set t t t  
              sonset sonset sonset sonset 
              sonset sonset sonset sonset 





               so'net 7     

         ess o en en ee tee ess  
         o en ee tee ess o en en  
         ee tee ess o en ee tee ess 
         o en en ee tee ess o en 
         ee tee ess o en en ee 
         tee ess o en ee tee ess o 
         en en ee tee ess o en ee  
         tee ess o en en ee tee 
         ess o en ee tee ess o en 
         en ee tee ess o en ee  
         tee ess o en ee tee  
         ess o en ee tee    ess o 
              ess o en en ee tee ess 
              ess o     en ee tee ess 

From Right Hemisphere, Left Ear.

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