Sonnet

She wanted nothing less yet nothing more

Would come of their unlikely rendezvous

She tried for an eternity, still for

His guarded heart she could not stand to lose

He knew his way around the girls and back

She might have been the first one he had loved

Still burdened by old baggage to unpack

Forever focused, keeping it all shoved

Her youthful gaze lit up his whole (small) world

A yellow sunflower in darkest fields

A prize he showed off prouder than a pearl

Together, perfect, could not be revealed

Impossibly remaining by his side

At times, love’s blinding trust is just too blind

4 thoughts on “Sonnet

  1. Veronica's avatar

    Nice Shakespearean Sonnet.

    But really though, I think your sonnet is great. While it has the superficial meaning of a girl and a guy, it has a lot of complexity that can be unpacked from the girl’s personal and public life.

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  2. dbassolino101's avatar

    I very much enjoyed reading that. It flowed really well and the whole duality of the positive and negative being interwoven with one another was really well done. Like the line “A prize he showed off prouder than a pearl” was really neat since it’s like “Aww, he really cares a lot!” but also “Wait… she’s a prize to show off?”. Plus the last line really got me. Anyway, well done!

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  3. Theresa Tran's avatar

    Wow, this Shakespearean Sonnet is so well thought out! The complexity of the character is shown in the very first line. The symbolism of the yellow sunflower is so touching! Honestly, the poem is so adorable!!

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  4. booksofbrooks's avatar

    I can feel the complexity of emotion in this sonnet… teenage romance is tough!

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