Notes About The Poem

This entry was probably the result of Robert Lindley's blog on Sonnet's.

Structured Settlements

Would you, with me, traverse an unlined field
deny the jagged edge of distant peak
stroll lazily amid protected calm
or listen as the ragged mountains speak.

For some find solace in the chasms depth
cling tightly to the icy broken ridge
while others look within holding their breath
in passage cross the swaying “volta” bridge.

While I respond to ever present winds
a call to fledgling feathers to ascend
to tease distant horizons broken lines
unwary of the dangers they portend.

And yet the pen will falter in its quest
for form and function will decide what’s best.



©11/21/2019

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Mcintosh Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 4:53 AM
This is awesome. I love it... Bless you, Gina
Lawless Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 8:25 AM
Thanks Gina....Robert made me do it!!!
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November 21, 2019 at 2:11 PM
Woah John, this is a great sonnet.. i do like the first two stanzas, often sonnets are very simple, but it seems like Robert has inspired you here..great ending.
Lawless Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 8:25 AM
Thank you SO, I find the sonnet's complicated simplicity baffling at times.
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