And Now, A Sonnet

The first poem I wrote

sonnet no. cxviii

Nov 17 • 

James Maynard

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2

Right now they sit, in penthouses & private jets,

sonnet no. cxvii

Nov 5 • 

James Maynard

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2

So now a little song, a little wrong, little what I sang

sonnet no. cxvi

Nov 3 • 

James Maynard

4

1

October 2025

By way of passé, in lieu of a view, or simply to be

sonnet no. cxv with a line by Ritsos

Oct 27 • 

James Maynard

3

Then he said, time to blow up the #$%^ing moon

sonnet no. cxiv

Oct 20 • 

James Maynard

4

September 2025

Careless the squirrels chew the cones off ponderosas

sonnet no cxiii

Sep 15 • 

James Maynard

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3

1

As for the Dude. The materials of his world unloosed

sonnet no. cxii

Sep 8 • 

James Maynard

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1

Four desiccated fish lay rotting on a log

sonnet no. cxi

Sep 1 • 

James Maynard

4

5

July 2025

Ain't no one old enough to remember

sonnet no. cx

Jul 20 • 

James Maynard

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2

Just short enough like Sandberg's ja ja oui oui sí sí

sonnet no. cix

Jul 13 • 

James Maynard

4

We strolled along the lane of buried queens

sonnet no. cviii

Jul 6 • 

James Maynard

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2

1

June 2025

S' to the bruhmance, Special E to Orange Man says,

sonnet no. cvii

Jun 29 • 

James Maynard

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