Craig Cornish Poet Sonnet

Stay

Be not impassioned faith that fails to stay
when driven back and beaten to the ground,
then compensated with a weed bouquet
or self-lamenting gift of thorny crown.
Be not the selfish soul that trips and falls
while treading down the mossy path you've laid -
avoiding faithful friends when last they called
and fearful of the truth you now evade.
Arise and brush self pity from your brow;
you are the child of all that God has sown,
and all the gifts with which you are endowed,
bequeathed from each and all that you have known.
   So stay, now humble, in this wind so strong,
   respectful of the paths that lead you wrong.

English Sonnet

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Francis Brown March 23, 2020 at 8:38 AM Very nice

Becca Teagan March 19, 2020 at 2:05 PM ~~~sigh~~~ I love a good sonnet, and you are the best at writing them. This is just beautiful. It makes me want to see if I can find the crown of sonnets that I started, a few years ago when you gave us all a challenge to write one. I was about halfway and I put it down.

Mark Koplin March 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM What a wonderful Poem. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing

Darlene De Beaulieu February 27, 2020 at 6:22 PM Hello Craig Cornish, well said my friend. Have a nice evening my friend.

Sandra Adams February 26, 2020 at 7:19 PM wow, this is both powerful and beautiful with a brilliant message between the lines Craig... you write these so well... hugs my friend... a fave for me... Craig Cornish February 26, 2020 at 9:01 PM Thanks Dear Sandy - I need to say this to myself so often