Sonnet 99

   To start, this sonnet has fifteen lines instead of fourteen lines.  Thus, one can argue that this is not a true sonnet.  However, the opposing argument is the the first line is simply and introductory line and is not actually part of the sonnet.  This sonnet is very centered around the idea the the flowers stole the beauty from the subject.  The speaker seems to be condemning the flowers for taking the subject's beauty.  In the first quatrain, the speaker claims that the flowers stole the sweet smells of the subject.  The speaker also charges the flower with stealing his beloved's complexion and taking it for its own.  The second quatrain blames the roses and marjoram of stealing the subject beauty as well.  The last line of the second quatrain describes the flowers as shameful and despairing.  The flower described in the third quatrain not only stole red and white, but also stole the sent of the subjects breath.  As consequence of this thievery, the speaker sentences the flower to be eaten by worms.  To me, all of this seems very passionate and overly obsessive.  In the couplet, the speaker end the sonnet with a statement that says that no other flowers have done damage to the subject.