Drifting Thoughts

What sonnets drip from pens and lonely lips,
where from a heart a painful memory sighs,
and lurks within a lyric's hidden scripts
that float on melodies where silence cries.
Tempestuous, its fickle echoes swell,
much like the waves that sweep from sea to shore,
and offer only seconds 'tween to dwell
before the tides again upon me pour.
Yet life, this life, must pass without regret,
and I must not lament what might have been;
the luffing trim of sail cannot forget
that gentle winds will visit once again.
It's there on summer shores they'll come a day
- like sands await the tide...I'll wash away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Mccann Avatar
September 26, 2022 at 5:20 PM
Hi Craig, I've just met with your work and encountered a new image that interests me: the seconds 'tween the waves. Very nice metaphor! Elizabeth
Puddifoot Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 12:55 PM
ah these words of yours lull me into dreams like the waves themselves..i'd never heard 'luffing' before, had to look it up, i always like learning a new word.:) i admire people who can write a good traditional sonnet, i have to stick to contemporary ones as - shhh - i can't write meter to save my life lol
Cornish Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Thank you Charlotte - you prove that poetry is much more than meter!
Parker Avatar
September 6, 2022 at 7:22 PM
Indeed, we are vapor...must make the best of time. Thanks, Mr. Cornish.
Cornish Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 1:11 PM
Thanks Arlo
Woodrow Avatar
September 6, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Beautiful! Title and ending line so well suited and I agree with Gary re the luffing sail… esp love the second and third stanzas :)
Radice Avatar
September 6, 2022 at 12:30 PM
This is truly excellent Craig. I wanted to avoid a cliche like 'flow' when describing your sonnet..but it does just that.. and beautifully. I was particularly taken by the lines: "the luffing trim of sail cannot forget that gentle winds will visit once again." I can tell that so much thought and time has gone into this as it shows. Cheers - Gary
Cornish Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 1:11 PM
Very kind Gary, thank you
Parker Avatar
September 6, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Poems, especially sonnets about life are worth the read, there's always a nugget of wisdom to find
Cornish Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Thank you Frederic
Kyser Avatar
September 6, 2022 at 7:14 AM
This is very well penned, Craig. Enjoyed very much
Cornish Avatar
September 7, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Thank you Jeff
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