Howard Osborne Poet Sonnet

THE LENTINI CURSE

THE LENTINI CURSE

A moment please, as I try to think upon it
A number of rules to apply in fourteen lines
It seems that it could be one form of sonnet
Four lines per stanza that a quatrain defines

If paid by the word, such a pity it’s not billable
For the poetic accountant, a natural proclivity
The time cost is counting every damn syllable
It ends up as a dampener on one’s creativity

Please note there’s the petty rules of rhyme
And it must also end with a two line refrain
Some may even say that it’s a waste of time
I’m not too sure that I’ll write another again

So I’ll wrap it up now, at least for this session
As it really hampers my freedom of expression

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Matt Caliri March 7, 2024 at 3:39 PM Congrats on placing 11th out of 30 entries. You shoud've been ranked 7th, but I forgot to list a 7th, which I think is beautifully ironic considering it's all about the anxiety of the submitter getting it "perfect." Sometimes the judge is flawed. This was tight, perfect, and funny, should've been higher, but I'm still learning to be a better judge myself. :)

Suzette Richards February 5, 2024 at 12:56 AM A bit like a three-legged race in some contests... I don't stand a chance in contests calling for standard English or Italian sonnets, with their strict rules and regulations. I almost excpect the contest to include: "T & C apply" :) I enjoyed this metapoetry, Howard.