A Sonnet for Skittles
Close enough to Skakespeare
I didn’t much go in for flavours sour
A feeling the colour of hazard’s grape
It’s not that my tongue would perforce cower
It was nicer to spill from a pen’s nape
~.~
Better was Tropical, wrapped up in sky
It was the fresh air of kids and recess
A bag of Spring, unstructured time, spirits high
Games in woods that wore a playful green dress
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Wild Berry fed me in an amber mood
An impulse less regular than the sun
This candy kind was not with orange crewed
But all’s well when a darker sweet has won
~.~
Childhood, like blood, takes spaces liminal
I’ll stop for a bag of Original
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Matthew Daniels
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Comments (11)
I loved your sonnet but not a fan of skittles - if it's not chocolate, it is not candy, LOL
What a fun sonnet! 💙❤️ Colorful! Loved it. 💙
My taste buds truly appreciated this poem and all its nostalgia.
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Very good! And congrats for Top Story!
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Way to go! Congrats on the TS!
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It's been so long since I had skittles! Your poem was so nostalgic for me!
Brilliant Matthew!! I love this, you had me salivating for a handful of this rainbow delight!! 💚
Great sonnet! I want skittles now!