Note: I thought about how it was mentioned that with this particular challenge, we had only seven lines, meaning - to me - half of the sonnet form. Not that I obeyed the rules for any sonnet, but I did wonder about what to say with the poem (obeying a rule for only half of it seemed wrong).
- K.D.
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Everyone has their own ideas on how to do this:
Confusion, declaration, emotion...
Love can be such a rich source to use and burn through.
I thought of how I had half of the form to play with on the page.
Poetry, even semiformed, raw, and in open disobedience works.
Something missing; some form unfulfilled; some part to declare, and yet...
Everything has been said in this small, still world.
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Comments (5)
Well-thought-out piece. "Poetry, even semi-formed, raw, and in open disobedience, works." Love that line! 😃
Oooo, this certainly was deep! Loved your Acrostic!
I love this quote...the trick is to start, all else will follow. Cool half a sonnet.
There has to be something new, doesn't there?
There is indeed nothing new under the sun, my friend. And that includes that which comes between the sun & us.