A Sonnet

Missing you

 

I thought of you today and then I wondered
Could it be that you are thinking of me too
I thought of you again and then I wondered
Do you love me half as much as I love you
A love like ours so true and pure that only God could grow
Like the stars in heaven bright
Shine for the world to know
For those to see who are not like we the beacon in the night
So if I could fly on silver wings beside you I would stay
And we would watch the sun awake
And night arrest the day

To hear your voice to see your smile is heavenly to me
And in this world so deep and wide you're where I want to be

 

I found it very difficult to write this sonnet, the volta came to me first which may be the reason it didn’t flow easily, I found it was difficult to keep the rhythm. The style of writing forced my hand in the direction the poem took.  I was influenced by the fact that my husband is gone on a trip for a few weeks.   We have always a wonderful relationship that we are thankful for, and the fact that I miss him was the inspiration for this sonnet.

 

Snowflake so small, just one,

Delicately landing on the rock

To render in the sun

                                      -- Veronica Madsen

 There once was a boy named Ben

Who had to be home by ten,

While out on a date,

He saw he was late

And was never heard of again
                                          -- Veronica Madsen

The form of writing a haiku had a great deal of influence on this poem about the snowflake. Notice the image it reveals and that several words were chosen carefully to create a deeper meaning.

The limerick was fun to write which I believe is due to the form. It was easy to fall into the rhythm (aabba) while writing this. The silly idea behind the limerick made it ‘dance’ onto the page.

This is very late to send this blog, the storm caused power problems in the area...

I chose the song Imagine by John Lennon.

There are four verses and one course which is repeated for musical effect.  In treating this as a poem it would be described as a poem with three stanzas with six lines and two with four lines (the course); in each of the five lined stanzas the second ends with a word that rhymes with the last word in the fourth line.  This creates a connection which keeps the flow of the poem interesting.

In the poem Imagine John Lennon is suggesting that if we remove all the things man goes to war for then there would no longer be a reason for man to fight.  He is also saying that he is not the only one with this idea, and if more people would voice their opinion (peacefully), the world would be a better place.

John Lennon believed in the possibility of a better world as this poem reflects, considering this song was written in the early 70's one can understand his idealism.  This poem was calling on people to make a change.

 http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnlennon/imagine.html

After reading the Appendix: Critical Approaches for Interpreting Literature, I find I am the type of person who is drawn towards the reader response approach when interpreting literary works.  I have read the same book at different ages, and it is true, that the way we interpret the wrighting changes with life experiences aquired with age.

I chose the poem First Fig, maybe because these days I can connect with the author when she states "My candle burns at both ends;" I understand her to be very busy and in need of sleep, even so she is able to please all who are in her life.