Knocked Up - A Sonnet

By definition, a sonnet is a poem that consists of 14 lines with a fixed rhyming scheme.

While I have dabbled in poetry before, I have never actually written a sonnet before, at least that I remember. I did take several creative writing classes so maybe I have before and it just didn't impact me. Then, the other day I came across a wonderful sonnet done by a fellow hubber, AustinStar and decided I would try my hand at this rhyming game.

While mine is no Ode to a Pizza, it does follow the structure needed to be considered an original "Italian/Petrarchan" style sonnet, and not just a regular piece of poetry. This means the firs toctet will likely introduce a conflict, while the sestet is tries to resolve the conflict.

Doing a sonnet can be a bit of a challenge, however it is also a fun piece to try and write. It is also a great way to exercise that creative brain.

A young man once proposed to me

Without even a first date

He said loving me was just his fate

But I told him we would have to wait and see

If we were really meant to be

So one fun and crazy night we did mate

Not so long later, I found out that I was late

And now we both know that neither of us again would ever be free

Nine months later and it was time to go

I pushed and screamed with all my might

The pain was intense and I thought would never go away

The process was sweaty and went way too slow

And he said I put up one hell of a fight

But when I met my baby, I knew I would never ever forget that day!