Fourteen Verses

My passion is to write modern sonnets Yes indeed modern not traditional. Iambic pentameter I regret Is too restrictive and conditional. I had observed that many years ago. Expression of thought is more important Than any well-placed iamb, apropos. These little songs* are not songs at all; shan’t Pretend when they're not. Mine are messages That I compose within fourteen verses: Some assurances, other presages. They are my work for better or for worse. If I fail to convey in fourteen lines I'd nothing to say and wasted your time. * Sonnet means little song.