I tried to write a sonnet
I tried to write a sonnet, I really did.
Hours I worked, yet nothing truly clever.
Iambic pentameter brought that to a skid.
I realize now, a fruitless endeavor.
Stressed and unstressed can be tough, what to do?
My first poem never saw the light of day.
I watched the clock and time accrued.
Shakespeare was brilliant, what can I say?
If I had my way, every line would rhyme,
Yet I’m committed, this sonnet will be done.
The point of no return has arrived, climb!
All this time spent… I could’ve been seeing sun!
Alas, no more shall come of this sad affair.
Awake! Awake now! Wake from this nightmare.
So, if you follow my blog, you’ll be aware that over the last few months I’ve been playing around. Trying out different forms of poetry, starting with free form, then writing limericks, and now a sonnet. If you follow my twitter, I’ve also tried my hands at haiku’s. And I have to say, it’s been fun. With that said, the sonnet sounds easy on paper but is extremely difficult to execute. I wrote and rewrote this multiple times, until I threw up my hands and went from a serious sonnet to a humorous one. I might try again down the road, however, I am content with just writing poetry as I see fit; my research has concluded and I’m excited to officially bring poetry back to my blog. If you’ve been here since the beginning, you might remember ‘Fruitful Fridays’ where I analyzed a poem every week; well, it’s back (not every week, but hopefully at least once a month), except I’m doing the writing and you get to analyze! And as always, let me know what you think. My blog is designed for discussion and I always love hearing your comments!
To the Moon 