Ngoc Nguyen Poet Sonnet

Notes About The Poem

(Nota Bene! Rhyme scheme and total number of lines of this unique sonnet—ABABA CDCD EFEF GG; and, 15 lines instead of 14 lines, respectively—are in sincere imitation of the rhyme scheme and number of lines of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 99, “The forward violet thus did I chide.”)

For Everything There Is a Chosen Time

For everything there is a chosen time:
     for everything, too, there is a season;
now in mid-life, and past my former prime,
     I seek to probe life's heart, to draw reason
from its nub; and demystify its rhyme.

     There's a time to live, and a time to die;
a time to be young, and a time to grow old;
     there's time to be far, and time to be nigh;
a time to weep, and a time to feel joy.

But most of all, there is a time for Time:
     for its fore-ordained length has a hidden purpose
that the Creator gives, a plan sublime
     that must be sought beneath life's outward surface.

To plumb life's rhyme and reason, such great depth
demands time which devours a whole life's breadth.

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment