The Amsterdam Sonnet Cycle
Sonnets to Amsterdam: Journey Through the Amsterdam Outcasts of the Lillard Universe
A heroic crown of sonnets symbolises an extraordinary accomplishment. It signifies a degree of poetic mastery and achievement that surpasses that of a single crown of sonnets. Each crown within a heroic crown of crowns represents a signigicant milestone in the poet’s journey. It signifies the poet’s ability to excel in his chosen endeavour and one of the highest levels of arrangement within which to exercise his poetic influence.
A heroic crown of crowns consists in 14 crowns of sonnets of which the Mastersonnets form a new crown. All the sonnets are linked together. Each of the crowns consists of 14 individual sonnets which are woven together. The Mastersonnet (Magistral) is made of the first lines of the 14 sonnets before it.
Those 14 Mastersonnets (Magistrals) generate a 15th Mastersonnet (Magistral’s Magistral) by their first or last lines, that 15th Mastersonnet is also called the Grandmastersonnet (Grand Magisterial Sonnet). A crown of crowns consists thus of 196 linked sonnets which generate 14 Mastersonnets which generate 1 Grandmastersonnet; this leads to a total of 211 sonnets.
This present volume follows the aforementioned format, in possessing 14 crowns, and they form a strict interwoven 15th crown, because the 14 Mastersonnets (Magisterials) are linked together. Still that 15th crown generates a Grandmastersonnet, so the total of sonnets is 211. The first book in this first volume, consists in the first 70 sonnets in a heroic crown of crowns.
The ultimate format for publication will be a Trinity of Heroic Crown of Crowns. That is three sets of 211 wreathed sonnets to Amsterdam.
Volume I:
Book I: Sonnets I – LXX
Book II: Sonnets LXXI – CXL
Book III: Sonnets CXLI – CCXI
Volume II:
Book I: Sonnets I – LXX
Book II: Sonnets LXXI – CXL
Book III: Sonnets CXLI – CCXI
Volume III:
Book I: Sonnets I – LXX
Book II: Sonnets LXXI – CXL
Book III: Sonnets CXLI – CCXI
Sonnets to Amsterdam, Volume I, Book I.
Collection: Sonnets to Amsterdam:
Journey Through the Amsterdam Outcasts of the Lillard Universe
Prima corona coronae heroicae
Volume I, Book I.
First Wreath of Sonnets:
1 Sonnet I: The Quest Begins
2 Sonnet II: The Wisdom Gained
3 Sonnet III: Through Amsterdam’s Veins
4 Sonnet IV: Reflections in Still Water
5 Sonnet V: Shadows and Light Within
6 Sonnet VI: Beyond the Shadows
7 Sonnet VII: Inward Odyssey
8 Sonnet VIII: Adoration’s Echo
9 Sonnet IX: Amsterdam’s Whispering Shadows
10 Sonnet X Liberation’s Dawn
11 Sonnet XI Fall and Rise in Amsterdam
12 Sonnet XII Healing and Discovery
13 Sonnet XIII Shadows and Revelations
14 Sonnet XIV Embracing Self Amidst Struggles:
Self-acceptance
Magistral I
Second Wreath of Sonnets:
15 Sonnet XIV Journey Through Shadows
16 Sonnet XVI Radiance in the Asphalt Jungle
17 Sonnet XVII The Amsterdam Odyssey
18 Sonnet XVIII Cyber Hippie’s Amsterdam Journey
19 Sonnet XIX Amsterdam’s Challenging Embrace
20 Sonnet XX The Challenge of Self-Love in Amsterdam
21 Sonnet XXI Urban Growth and Echoes
22 Sonnet XXII Embracing Infinity in Amsterdam
23 Sonnet XXIII Wasted Potential in Amsterdam
24 Sonnet XXIV: Timeless Love in the Digital Age
25 Sonnet XXV: Love’s Journey in Amsterdam
26 Sonnet XXVI: A Tribute to Julius, Amsterdam’s
Chronicler
27 Sonnet XXVII: Lillard, Amsterdam’s Timeless Beacon
28 Sonnet XXVIII: From Darkness to Dawn in Amsterdam
Magistral II
Third Wreath of Sonnets; Magistral
29 Sonnet XXIX: Lillard’s Legacy: A Timeless Beacon
30 Sonnet XXX: A Distant Love in Amsterdam
31 Sonnet XXXI: Amsterdam’s Echoes
32 Sonnet XXXII: In Opium’s Embrace
33 Sonnet XXXIII: The Quest for Love in Amsterdam
34 Sonnet XXXIV: Reverie in Plantage’s Solace
35 Sonnet XXXV: Shadows in the Mind’s Carnival
36 Sonnet XXXVI: From Shadows to Light
37 Sonnet XXXVII: The Odyssey of Self in Amsterdam
38 Sonnet XXXVIII: Amidst Shadows, a Spark in Amsterdam
39 Sonnet XXXIX: Navigating the Mind’s Maze
40 Sonnet XL: Amidst Amsterdam’s Whispers
41 Sonnet XLI: Amidst Amsterdam’s Shadows
42 Sonnet XLII: Twilight’s Echoes in Amsterdam
Magistral III
Fourth Wreath of Sonnets:
43 Sonnet XLIII: Amidst Amsterdam’s Contrasts
44 Sonnet XLIV: The Dance of Existence
45 Sonnet XLV: In Search of Self-Truth
46 Sonnet XLVI: Amsterdam’s Truth
47 Sonnet XLVII: In Thought’s Own Maze
48 Sonnet XLVIII Beacon in the Twilight: Robert Jasper
49 Sonnet XLIX: The Poet’s Stormy Quest
50 Sonnet L: Echoes of the Asphalt Jungle
51 Sonnet LI: Discordant Amsterdam Nights
52 Sonnet LII: The Unfinished Text
53 Sonnet LIII: Invisible Landscapes
54 Sonnet LIV: Underworld Illuminations
55 Sonnet LV: The Magreb’s Shadow
56 Sonnet LVI: Stellar Ambitions
Magistral IV
Fifth Wreath of Sonnets:
57 Sonnet LVII: A Dutch Boy’s Plight
58 Sonnet LVIII: The Ashes of Greed
59 Sonnet LIX: Light Amidst Darkness
60 Sonnet LX: Amsterdam’s Dark Veil
61 Sonnet LXI: The Ashtray’s Transformation
62 Sonnet LXII: The Light Bearer’s Presence
63 Sonnet LXIII: In the Darkness, There is Light
64 Sonnet LXIV: The Coming of Christ
65 Sonnet LXV: The Happening in Community
66 Sonnet LXVI: The Call to Unity
67 Sonnet LXVII: Total Theatre
68 Sonnet LXVIII: The Journey of Imagination
69 Sonnet LXIX: The Hidden Pockets of the Dam
70 Sonnet LXX: The Fragility of Love
Magistral V
_______
finem libri I.
_______