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The Field of Rhyme

A Sonnet for Randy Baker's Prompted #5

By D. J. ReddallPublished 25 days ago 1 min read
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What magic is there in a simple rhyme?

Admittedly, there is some sonic charm

In causing syllables to march in time

Domesticating free words does no harm

But navigating with this compass strange

What solace will the wild mind discover?

As over possibilities we range

Why embrace grace to awkwardness cover?

Each passing moment is a field most odd

In which we can plant and grow many things:

An image, an idea, even a god

Can come into being as language sings

Whether at dawn or in the glow of dusk

Rhyme can make animate a word’s dry husk

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Nota Bene: The details of this challenge can be found here:

The thirteen words I selected from the verbal cloud:

1. Wild

2. Rhyme

3. Navigating

4. Charm

5. Free

6. Dusk

7. Solace

8. Embrace

9. Grace

10. Glow

11. Compass

12. Passing

13. Moment

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About the Creator

D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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  • Lamar Wiggins2 days ago

    Excellent entry! You always give us food for thought. And that corn looks delicious, lol.

  • M. A. Mehan 19 days ago

    This reads like Shakespeare in all the best ways!

  • angela hepworth20 days ago

    Great work here! Amazing word choice!

  • Christy Munson20 days ago

    Beautiful!

  • Novel Allen20 days ago

    The reference to the corn field as a garden to cultivate words and stories is sheer genius. I love the green representations as we imagine the beauty of nature.

  • Shaun Walters22 days ago

    Well done!

  • Language sings, I especially loved that! Such a brilliant take on the challenge!

  • Your sonnets are very well.

  • Ainy Abraham25 days ago

    You have skillfully used all words.

  • Belle25 days ago

    I think you may have forgotten to link this in the comments of Randy's Prompted 5! (I went to read the other prompts after reading this one, and missed your comment. I swear I'm not stalking!) Don't forget to comment it so Randy doesn't miss it! ❤️

  • Belle25 days ago

    This is beautiful! I love the use of all the words -- it doesn't seem forced, everything flows into the next line. Lovely! ❤️❤️❤️

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