William Kelii Kekaula Poet Sonnet

Notes About The Poem

Oneigin Breakdown:

Meter: Iambic tetrameter (mostly, with an extra unstressed syllable for feminine rhymes)

Rhyme Scheme: aBaB ccDD eFFe GG

Lowercase letters (a, c, e, g) indicate feminine rhymes (penultimatesyllable stressed: trouble/bubble)

Uppercase letters (B, D, F, G) indicate masculine rhymes (final syllable stressed: breeze/trees)

Volta (Turn): Occurs around line nine, shifting the focus from observing the bubble's beauty to its inevitable end and the human reaction.

The Peacemaker's Onegin

Like gardeners, their patient souls attend,
The broken soil where bitter seeds have lain.
And watch for any gentle sign to mend,
The barren ground, the aftermath of pain.

They are the looms where broken threads entwine,
Weaving new strength and purpose, line by line,
Repairing what the Fates have torn apart,
With quiet hands and a most hopeful heart.

Volta

They build the bridges that the floods destroy,
The architects of silence, calm, and grace;
They find for every conflict a new place,
Where weary nations can discover joy.

Their work's a light that makes the darkness cease,
The very, living, breathing soul of peace.

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