Sonnet Challenge

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   papajackposted 15 years ago

   Let's keep it simple stupid
   And not require the use of Cupid
   14 lines is all we need
   The scheme of your rhymes you should heed
   
   Four 4 line stanzas discribe a challenge
   Or predicament we want to avenge
   And last just a couplet to resolve the whole mess
   Cause simple answers are always the best
   
   The Bard would be proud if you answered this call
   The Brownings would gurgle their pride in you all
   So grab your quill pen and a scrap piece of parchment
   Just scratch out some lines like a Rennaisance gent
   
   Look to your soul and discover your muse
   A sonnet! A sonnet! A sonnet I choose.

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      brad4lposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Sonnet is too long
      So I submit a Haiku
      Your challenge not met

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   papajackposted 15 years ago

   I stood upon the brink of life
   Afraid of what I spied
   Miles and miles of pain and strife
   Wouldn't it be easier to hide?
   
   I wondered if jumping off was best
   Or never leaving at all
   Should I opt for an easier test
   Or risk that I might fall
   
   Perhaps I might find trouble there
   But then it might be fun
   The clouds are so thick I can't see where
   No details, not even the sun
   
   A venture not tried leaves a doubting stain
   Leaving no chance for a possible gain

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   kwaltersposted 15 years ago

   In my youth I believed all things would last.
   I felt no affinity to the past.
   I lay my seeds shallow among steep grass,
   Without fear that any storm could amass.
   
   In middle age, I planted rows deeper,
   And pleaded for good yields from my reaper.
   Storms stayed quite heavy, and grass grew steeper.
   Nature remained the ultimate keeper.
   
   Now, old age furrows my temple and brow,
   And my depression can sharpen its plow.
   The storm rages within me even now.
   Yet, I refuse to relinquish somehow.
   
   In the end, nature will have its own way,
   Until then, though, I will not give a day.

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