what kind of sonnet this might be. Certainly not romantic? Not with breath that flames! I also don't associate [deepness] with light. More like the mole. ~ Geezer.
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Hi. Interesting work.
I don't understand the above comment. a sonnet has 14 lines, ends in a couplet. some use stanza breaks, others, like Shakespeare, do not. Like a "Sonata" form in music, a three movement work of composition, there are many specific sonnets (Italian, French, Plutarch ect) but also endless variations. Today many sonnets are written without rhyme, but with specific meter. There is no such thing as a "romantic" sonnet, any more than a romantic sonata...it's mixing content with form.

I wouldn't state the poem is 20 years old. Perhaps after the poem put the date down.. I understand we are all tempted to look back at our work with some concern. To the reader does not really matter, the work is judged on the merits. Rimbaud wrote his best stuff at 19 years old and all the rest, Because the poem is old does not make the reader more sympathetic with comments. That is up to the literary critics and biographers of the future, who trade their secrets in academic journals
which they read among themselves.

Sound first: the poem has great sound. Depending on the stress you use, it could all be said to keep the beat going without a hitch.

Second thing I look at in a poem , the "line" and they each share integrity and weight.

As to the content, the poem just reached a bit to far for me to have clear idea of what it's really about. I sense some kind of Keatsian allusion, some type of vague spiritual, Blake like vision. I can't wrap my head around it, and so emotionally I leave the poem distant.

So yes there is a younger level attempt here, common to us as students in our first attempts to create a visionary poetry.
Young poets avoid accessibility. Mature poets find the right spot between comprehension and distance.

But the craft shows promise.. Glad you continued writing!.

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I agree with the previous commentators. The sonnet is good, but more like one written by a student. There are quite a few clichès, such as in the strophe pasted below:

brightness of your eyes>>>>>used a lot.
and I shall dwell in darkness like a mole<<<<dwell in darkness as well.

I'll return, I certainly think you have something good to work on.

that many poets find that English is a very hard language to [dare I make up a word here?] poetisize. LoL. But it is true that our language is very hard for some to learn. If you continue to write poetry in English, I would suggest that you read more contemporary poets, instead of the [old masters]; because our language is very fluid and changes quickly as compared to others. All in all, you do have talent and I will be interested to see what kind of work you produce in the future.~ Geezer.
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i love this sonnett. regarding a comment about sonnets being romantic, many of the romantic poets, as they are called, wrote sonnetts. and in my opinion a sonnett can certainly be romantic. i do not see iambic pentameter as much as i would like to and i think you did an excellent job. i would not guess this was written by anyone of a certain age - just a skilled poet. i love it