That Accident
Know very well why you are shedding tears;
but what you gain except remembering
that dreaded sorrowful event of past.
Makes you physically weak as I've fears
it'll affect your life, think surrendering
to HIM, HE will heal your woe, anguish fast.
Never blame yourself for that accident;
you're not at fault for the incident.
I was at the driving seat, despite years
of experience, it was my error
of judgement to decide, it appears
that stiff turning one does flee in terror;
Yet, I wasn't cautious; horn didn't reach my ears;
'twas my fault, I didn't look at the mirror.
~x~x~
The Alfred Dorn sonnet is different than most sonnets,
in that it has an Italian sestet and a Sicilian sestet
linked by a couplet.
Both sestets share common rhyme set by the first line.
The rhyme scheme is as follows;
a. b. c. a. b. c. ... d. d. ... a. e. a. e. a. e.
Pasted from http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/2006Challenge/oneten.html
Copyright © Pratap Roy | Year Posted 2021
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