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


Copyright © 1979 by Paul Dutton.

From Right Hemisphere, Left Ear.

Coach House Press
760 Bathurst St., Floor 2
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 2R6


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