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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

Date: 12/8/2021 4:34:00 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
Date: 12/8/2021 7:11:00 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

Date: 12/8/2021 8:28:00 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
Date: 12/8/2021 11:55:00 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

Date: 12/7/2021 7:12:00 PM

A very interesting write Milton...I shall have to reflect on it in the morning.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/7/2021 8:54:00 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.