Ma Chouette (a kinda sonnet)
It’s a sonnet of 8 syllables per line – I added a Petrarchan remix (8/6/8/6) and a Shakespearean iambic pentameter version.
There’s a woman I admire. She
carries the wisdom of Athene
with understated artlessness
that I find irresistible –
I doubt I’m good enough for her –
I spend long hours trying to pen
my highest hopes and deepest fears;
sadly failing lamentably,
“Say you’ll come to Whitby with me.
Separate rooms. I’ll book us a
hotel overlooking the sea.
Would it offend you, ma Chouette,
if I bought, from pure love for you,
a necklace made of Whitby jet?”
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Petrarchan remix
There’s a woman whom I admire,
her Athena wisdom
and understated artlessness
is irresistible –
I doubt I’m good enough for her –
I spend long hours penning
my highest hopes and deepest fears –
failing lamentably,
“Say you’ll come to Whitby with me.
Separate rooms. In a
hotel overlooking the sea.
Would you be offended
if I bought, for you, a necklet
made of Whitby jet?”
Iambic do dah
Ma Chouette
very nice work
Thanks – I was at a loss for a subject and remembered a scrap I had stowed away about Whitby jet – it lends itself to ‘poetic expression’ 🙂