Is this a Sonnet



Is this a Sonnet? this art have I done?
Shall I talk about our love's gentlest touch?
Graced tender cheek, like a warm summer's sun?
Shit stop, please stop, it's all getting too much.

You're a jewel in the sky, a diamond star,
As enchanting as a winter's white spread,
Needn't be close, I see beauty afar,
Hearing this dribble, I'll go bang my head.

Shall I tell you, analyse my meaning?
Love's idea fit this poem I threw
I see your face, you are stuck daydreaming
With a forlorn heart you'll write this too.

If sonnets are about love, read no more,
Burn this poem, leave ashes on the floor

About this poem

I wrote this poem as a juxtaposition against typical Shakespearean sonnets. I studied a lot of Shakespeare through School and I wanted to add a twist into the formula.

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Written on March 15, 2021

Submitted by ArchieA on May 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 605
Words 126
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

Archie Allen

I just like writing. I work in steel fabrication so writing poetry is a welcome change of pace. more…

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