A sonnet in the manner of "Eugene Onegin," with all due apologies to Pushkin..Your thoughts?

Question

It seems the world I loved so well,

But late, too soon has passed away,

And that the tower in which I dwell

Collapsed around me yesterday.

The soil in which mimosa stands

Has marked his timid, prayerful hands,

And autumn comes to summer's glade

To cover all in spreading shade.

The sweet schoolmaster of my skill

Has seen the sacred bridges fall,

And I, a trump at Roncesvalles,

Bear witness to a darker will --

Of fountain waters run to sour

And spoil, beside an ivied bower.

Answer 1

To lose a Mentor is hard, but Joseph Campbell reminds us we must go on our quest alone.

Answer 2

Faboulous sonnet. I have no words for that. Your poems are so rich and deep that I have to spend some time on them. Thank you again for sharing with us the sweet gurgle of your ever flowing stream of poetry. (That offspring of your chainless mind and priceless talent)

Yours truly,

Lulleh