The Sonnets
Sonnet 105
by William Shakespeare
Let not my love be called idolatry
Let not my love be called idolatry
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
"When the corn ’s all cut and the bright stalks shine"
"Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal"
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
An introduction by the books narrator, Tommy Stubbins.
The author describes his love for his wife.
Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
The author describes coming upon a slave singing in a prison cell, when a tragedy occurred
The traveler is drawn to the beauty of Florida.
Whitefoot becomes sad and uninterested in the things he once loved, but he can’t figure out why.
"Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
"A bee that was searching for sweets one day"
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
An ode to the Florida Cypress.
A child trudges up to bed.
In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic’s way,
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
"On the wide veranda white,"
A poinciana comes to full bloom under the Florida sky.
"Oh, what shall I do? I am wholly upset;"