Elaine George Poet Sonnet

Notes About The Poem

 

For Miltonic Sonnet Contest sponsored by: Craig Cornish

Awarded:  FIRST PLACE

 

The Miltonic Sonnet is:
A quatorzain, enjambment is used to tighten the sonnet,
leaving 14 lines unbroken by stanzas.

It doesn't have to be one sentence but mostly use enjambment
metered, iambic pentameter
Petrarchan rhyme scheme abbaabbacdecde
pivot evolves slowly after line 8

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The Memoir

Here in the final pages of her life			
She stops to rest a spell on empty lines		
Reflecting on the chapters left behind		
In valleys of a mind deep in contrite		
Where shadows battle with a blinding light		
Conflicting egos fighting on through time		
Their argument life’s reason and life’s rhyme	
They battle for the end that she must write	  	
Two equal pens held tightly in her hand		
Tears mingle with the ink spots on the page			
One pen telling truth one pen telling lies		
Her bleeding words like footprints in the sand		
On lines between a novice and a sage					
One pen she puts to death before she dies

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Author:  Elaine Cecelia George
Written: April 20th, 2014

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Robert Lawrence March 20, 2015 at 4:00 PM awesome man, you have the gift of words.

John Lawless July 5, 2014 at 2:23 PM WOW....just reading some poems that I missed and came upon this gem. I think I shall remember that last line every time I sit to write another poem. Belated congrats on he win.

Pandita Sietesantos May 16, 2014 at 11:11 AM Congratulations on a well-deserved win!

Michael Dom May 15, 2014 at 4:01 AM This is brilliant to me. Congratulations Elaine George. Elaine George May 15, 2014 at 5:10 AM Thank you so much for your very kind comment, Michael. Lainie Michael Dom May 15, 2014 at 4:01 AM fav.

Andrea Dietrich May 14, 2014 at 3:52 PM wow, a very profound one and I see it did first place in Craig's contest. big congrats to you, Elaine!

Barbara Gorelick May 13, 2014 at 8:13 PM A wonderful return..I admire your work so much. BG Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:40 AM Thank you for your very kind comment, Barbara. It is nice to be here again among friends. Lainie

Joyce Johnson May 13, 2014 at 7:57 PM Congratulations on great poem and win. Love, Joyce Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:29 AM Thank you dear Joyce. Lainie

Debbie Guzzi May 13, 2014 at 7:28 PM Very very deep! So nice to read your work again Laine. Congrad's on your win Light & Love Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:28 AM Thanks Deb. it is nice to be here again among kindred spirits. Lainie

David Mohn May 13, 2014 at 6:58 PM Congrats Elaine…I can see why Craig set this above all the rest. It is so smooth yet so conflicted…beautiful writing – thanks also for your kind comments on mine Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:27 AM Thank you for you kind comments, David. Lainie

Roy Jerden May 13, 2014 at 2:52 PM Ahhh! Now THIS is poetry! Loved the Ying and Yang conflict here and the mystery at the end. I see some folks think truth survived, but I disagree. Diaries should be burned, not read. Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:26 AM Thank you for your very kind comments, Roy. Lainie

Carrie Richards May 13, 2014 at 1:53 PM First of all, it is with such pleasure to see your name. I've always admired your poetry, Elaine, and some of us who have been here a long time, have roots in Poetry Soup..... The melancholy feel of this one, I think is real, rich with depth of true disappointment, but also rich with beautiful insight into oneself. You are so gifted!

Faye Gibson May 13, 2014 at 1:36 PM Congratulations...fabulous writing, Elaine. Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:25 AM Thank you for your kind comments, Faye. Lainie

Poet Destroyer A May 13, 2014 at 1:09 PM Hi Elaine, Congratulations:) in Craig's, "Miltonic Sonnet" contest... xox~ LINDA Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:24 AM Thank you for your kind comments, Linda. Lainie

Sara Kendrick May 13, 2014 at 1:03 PM Way to go...# 1..Sara Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 5:21 AM Thanks you for your kind comment, Sara. Lainie

Lisa Lee May 13, 2014 at 9:14 AM Wow! Great job Elaine! Congratulations on your win! Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 8:20 PM Thank you so very much for your kind comments, Lisa Lee. lainie

Paul Callus May 13, 2014 at 9:08 AM Emotionally powerful write. congrats on your win. // paul Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 8:22 PM Thank you for your kind comments, Paul. Lainie

Dr. Upma A. Sharma May 13, 2014 at 8:22 AM Emotional write n powerful words Elaine! Congrats on a merited top win ! Elaine George May 14, 2014 at 8:23 PM Thank you so much for your kind comments Dr. Sharma. Lainie

Richard Palmer May 7, 2014 at 6:39 AM nice write Elaine,kept me thinking

John Loving Iii April 21, 2014 at 8:27 PM and it is a memior so it should be truth, always. but this is poetry so it is in the eyes of the beholder. nice lines.

Carol Eastman April 21, 2014 at 10:15 AM Ahhh... This one could touch any writers soul... It touched mine.

Dr.Ram Mehta April 21, 2014 at 8:05 AM Very touchy one, Elaine