Suzette Richards Poet Sonnet

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Poetic form: Lannet (sonnet)

14 lines with 10 syllables per line, and no set metre.
NO END RHYME Allowed—only internal rhymes are allowed. Invented by Laura Lamarca in 2006.

The Divergent Paths, Suzette Richards - image generated.

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With apology to Robert Frost

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Either Way

The morning is fair and without compare;
desire to escape commotion in motion.
With apologies to Frost, but I’m lost
in sylvan idyll; my thoughts to distil.
I should have turned left or maybe the cleft
ignored as the bend designates the end.
Peering into the void I can’t avoid
the nagging feeling that the sheep bleating
as they’re trudging through the mud, chewing cuds
on the road most travelled and levelled,
would’ve been easier terrain – not bane 
of thorns and thistles. As temper bristles,
thoughts turn mutinous. Incongruously
I’ll save either way for another day.

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Suzanne Delaney November 18, 2022 at 3:46 AM Back again Suzette: I sent you a Soupmail with links to my sonnets (only two) I was mistaking Sicilian Quintain as a sonnet. SuZ Suzette Richards November 18, 2022 at 5:29 AM Thanks. :))

Gordon Mcconnell November 18, 2022 at 2:09 AM Lovely penning Suzette, with Nice imagery and insightfulness too. How is life in SA, We have lovely memories of ho!days visiting my wife's cousin on the garden route in '03 and '07. Regards from Scotland, Gordon Suzette Richards November 18, 2022 at 3:00 AM We are doing well,thank you - adapted to create our own little pockets of paradise. Yes,cthe garden route has always been one of my favourite spots and has recovered well after the devastating fire a few years back. Thanks for visiting my poetry and your kind comments.

Suzanne Delaney November 17, 2022 at 4:57 PM Hi Suzette:Nice to read a different sonnet form. The internal rhyme really makes it skip along. I followed the link and enjoyed looking at some of the prompts. Be interesting to see all the different types of sonnets you find. I tried a Curtal and a Sicilian Sonnet . Will follow you. SuZ Suzette Richards November 17, 2022 at 11:33 PM Hi SuZ, I am pleased to hear from you. Yes, I got bored with the staid old sonnet forms (English and Italian) as there are many more to choose from. I would love to read your examples. What are the titles of your two sonnet forms mentioned, please.

Sara Kendrick November 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM I really like the flow, rhythm, and rhyme in this one. I like the mention of some famous poets' names as well. I need to look this form up and see what it is all about. I like those inside rhyme and end rhyming together in each line. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara Suzette Richards November 15, 2022 at 8:20 PM Thanks for reading and your kind comments, Sara. Yes, I found this a fun form and will share the details of it after the poem. I'm on a self-imposed mission to try some of the nearly 100 true sonnet forms out there. I have shared some of my efforts on my website: Suzette:Poet, where you will find this sonnet form in my Photo Gallery. Regards Suzette