Oestro, it occurs to me that my name is pronounced as Oestro, and not as Ostro, which is the way it is written. Or, Oh-sss-troe.

This is my first deviation.

I am more of an artist than a poet, but have yet to obtain a digital camera with which to photograph my art. I have a scanner, but a sculptor’s creations are not done justice in 2-d that does not move and encircle.

I am a student of German, and (the) Norwegian (language).

This is written like a Shakespearian Sonnet, I hope. The last line gives me some difficulty. What I mean to say in it is “How OFTEN do I live what I cannot dream?” but I write, due to the 10-sylable guideline, “How MUCH do I live what I cannot dream?.” I can substitute SOUVE(NT) from another language because it KANNE be pronounced in one syllable, but not always. Any suggestions of what I can do to stay true to the 10-syllable wish?

Thank you for your thoughts.


This chaste tear, how it dries my heart and mouth / give ear. Or a body part single ending in ear. Rear does not suit my poem. Help, please!

Line six: This means that I was almost in X-College, and happy to join another 4-year segment of this schooling-->working cycle.

4, exclaim.
2, exclaim.
1, question.