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Beneath the Shadow Bare

What lies beneath the shadow bare
Reflection faded from brightening sun
The will to flee or take to the skies
Content to languish in the darkness
Beneath the stand of giant pin oaks
None but I have traced in starkness
The outlines where the hidden tries
To recover from the horrendous stun
It took from pane when crashing there.

Then, suddenly from the shadow bare
Thrashing and senseless flopping about
The injured gained new self-confidence
And when I gave an encouraging shout
It righted itself, taking quickly to the air.

FIRST PLACE WINNER
A Brian Strand 1 to 14 Line Poetry Contest
August 10, 2021
written August 9, 2021
(An experimental sonnet featuring
my reverse rhyming pattern.)

HONORABLE MENTION WINNER
"I Am A Poet" Poetry Contest
August, 2021, All Poetry

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Joanna Daniel Date: 8/10/2021 2:00:00 AM I like your reverse rhyming form, Milton, and it lends so beautifully to this amazing sonnet:) birds never give up flying, do they? Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/10/2021 8:46:00 AM Nope. Jo, this often happens when a bird will fly into the large picture window in my living room. I hear them hit, but when I investigate they are recovered and gone. I have no idea the force generated with such a hit, but birds are pretty tough.