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A Sonnet On It - For Contest

A Sonnet On It

It comes and goes on idle vagrant winds
hitching rides in briar like dependence
under pressure its aimless trek will bend
for it is not concerned with making sense.

So does it guard its anonymity
its preference - stay lost amid the stir
sought after for its ambiguity
as evil lout or ever faithful cur.

However, it may change with careful groom
take on an aura larger then its self
become the centerpiece of crowded room
festooned with all the trappings of its wealth.

Coyly fan itself beneath its bonnet
listening as others read its sonnet.


5/18/2016

submitted to – Pen A Sonnet On It – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Janis Thompson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Lindley Avatar
June 9, 2016 at 9:41 PM
Excellent sonnet. Every word flowed with ambition, leading message and great rhyme... Adding to my fav list, great sonnet...A7
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