John Tee Sonnet Notes

Structure: Quatorzain
Meter: No meter requirement
Schema: ABcdefABghijAB

Example

Watching the Sea by Jez Farmer

While sitting on the shore I watched the sea,
My heart was seeking the answers of life,
I saw the waves, cascading white horses
Released to run towards the pebbled shore
Each pushing further in towards the land
And washing sun-baked stones until they shone.
While sitting on the shore I watched the sea,
My heart was seeking the answers of life,
I felt the salty water wash my feet,
Then up over my knees and higher still
As it reached out to grab my very soul
And cleanse my being of all that is past
While sitting on the shore I watched the sea,
My heart was seeking the answers of life

Oh What a Circus by Tim Rice

Oh What a Circus
1978
Musicals

Tim Rice
Musicals
Born: 10 November 1944, Buckinghamshire, UK
Nationality: English

Rice is a lyricist and author, best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he co-wrote musical shows including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom wrote Chess; and with Disney on Aladdin and The Lion King