Sidney Beck Poet Sonnet

River

RIVER


The river has a flowing power strong
By rocks and weeds it’s guided in its pace 
If you put in a foot that’s somehow wrong
The flow soon wipes away your very trace

So hug the bank, avoid the water’s course
And watch the weeds and willows shape its flow
Your foot’s intrusion surely would be coarse
You fear to step and stop the watery show

But once your foot is in the flow so wide
Part of the river then you soon become
It flows around you  -  now you are its guide
You help it now to wander, move and roam 

               Our fears can stop us all from venturing deep
               Why try to run, for we can always creep ?


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(Spenserian sonnet)

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Andrea Dietrich July 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM Very interesting likening "dipping one's foot in the water" to overcoming our fears. Very nicely sonnetized!! (haha. that sounds like sanitized or something!)

Toquyen Harrell July 15, 2012 at 4:06 PM Lol, "why try to run, for we can always creep?" I like that. Beautiful write, Sidney. Love those rivers :)) Awesome. Toquyen

Sherese Gooden July 15, 2012 at 1:23 PM Reminds me of my childhood. Loved it.

Judy Konos July 15, 2012 at 12:33 PM Wonderful......but then do you ever write anything that is not wonderful! Thank you Sidney Beck July 15, 2012 at 12:56 PM wow Judy your flattery is unjustified, but i am so very glad you like my stuff........thanks a million and all my best wishes.....Syd