Thursday, December 1, 2011

Oh sonnet, my sonnet!


Oh sonnet, sonnet, what for art thou now?
To number love then batter my wretch’d heart?
You ask my sights to bend, my will to bow
To consider a truth adorned, in part,
By pleasing sounds and smooth, swift dancing feet.
But moments come when meaning eludes me--
I wonder, should I trust your rhythmic beat?
Your argument persists and I can’t flee!
Alas! A turn! New motives are revealed!
New hope? Old guilt? A solution perhaps?
Ah! Passion now pervades with zest and zeal
And resolution comes with gentle slap
            To former words--yes, now a jewel to end
            That once again, my flitting thoughts may bend. 

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