L Milton Hankins Poet Italian Sonnet

Choosing Obscurity

Can any fonder love myself endure
Than self-regard bestowed upon a name,
Or for the cause of unrelenting fame
Become a thing unpleasant to inure
Myself, I think it wise, I must demure,
And savor all the taste of dignity
If takes the pleasure from my liberty,
Then I shall suffer long to be obscure.

I struggle for the loss of all that’s me,
When ego flees in search of undue pride
And leaves an aching heart bereft with tears
While my emotions, hopes and dreams, do flee
Perhaps what’s left behind inside of me
Are nothing more than strains of devilish fears.

written December 7, 2021

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Bill Baker December 8, 2021 at 4:34 PM well written sonnet, Milt. Lots to think about in this one. You made some good, logical, statement here. Your friend, Bill L Milton Hankins December 8, 2021 at 7:11 PM Thanks, Bill. I was trying to write a classical Petrarchan Sonnet. How well I did...well, I'll wait for the verdict.

Caren Krutsinger December 8, 2021 at 8:28 AM This is what I think the ultimate goal is, after we have all of our incarnations, and return as part of the God-mind "I struggle for the loss of all that’s me, When ego flees in search of undue pride" Well done! L Milton Hankins December 8, 2021 at 11:55 AM Thanks, Caren. I don't know whether I succeeded well enough, but I was trying very hard to write a good Petrarchan Sonnet. I'm waiting on John's assessment.

John Lawless December 7, 2021 at 7:12 PM A very interesting write Milton...I shall have to reflect on it in the morning. L Milton Hankins December 7, 2021 at 8:54 PM Thanks, John. I was working toward a Petrarchan Sonnet, and I hope I came close...a most complicated form, as you well know. I think I have the rhyme and meter. Welcome any comments.