Craig Cornish Poet Sonnet

Escape

Modern Sonnet

The day begins, so does the fight,
as evil waits behind the door;
not Celsius nor Fahrenheit
can measure this emotion stored.
It lurks outside the castle walls,
beyond the moat now filled with pain
and waits to steal me when I fall -
to drown me in the chilling rain.
But, I've felt love and warm embrace
before this devil pulled me in.
Into God's trust, I must with haste
learn to love myself again.
Then shaking loose from what ensnares -
no longer sad - no longer scared.

Based on Archaic Poet's poem Twenty Below Zero

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Mahtab Bangalee October 31, 2018 at 4:21 AM lovely modern sonnet and like this - Into God's trust, I must with haste learn to love myself again. /// written lovely

Frederic Parker May 23, 2017 at 4:46 PM I haven't read the poem yours is based on but as a stand alone write this poem touches us all at some moment in our life as we try to control ourselves from the choices we make..I've always thought we can be Cain or we can be Able, hard to be both and yet that is the struggle for in any given moment we are one or the other

Daniel Turner May 23, 2017 at 4:13 PM We do seem to be very resilient beings. Love the sonnet, Craig:)

Reason A. Poteet May 23, 2017 at 2:45 PM Refreshing sonnet, Craig. I like the newness of theme, with near rhymes and I particularly enjoyed Line 3 as a non/measure for evil. I have found it to be true trust in God can bring joy and passing fear. Good to see a post from you. Craig Cornish May 23, 2017 at 3:17 PM Very kind of you Reason