John Lawless Poet Sonnet

The Poems I Never Wrote

Between the lily pads and soft sandbars
Lay the saturated words of idle time
Among bloated carp and feisty sunfish
They linger in a sunny dampened rhyme.

Fleet Dragonflies of thought dodge darting Terns
The silent lure adrift, a bobber’s hope
A crusted turtle suns itself alone
Atop the edge of river’s muddy slope.

The river paints its beauty on my mind
Dares me to recreate it with my pen.
I fail, my words like Egrets, standing still
My vision trapped between the now and then.

Is there no hope, no freedom from this curse
To capture nature’s beauty in pure verse.


©10/7/2022

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Lin Lane May 2, 2023 at 5:27 AM "The silent lure adrift, a bobber’s hope" Metaphor taken to the nth degree.

Malabika Ray Choudhury November 20, 2022 at 8:12 AM Your images are so beautifu, John - I envy you, I can't portray the beauty of nature the way I want to. BW ~ mala

Ann Peck October 21, 2022 at 8:50 AM Beautiful, John. We can try to describe nature with our words, lovely though they may be--but they always fall short. I especially love your last stanza.

Sam Kauffman October 20, 2022 at 10:03 AM Innovative! Creative! And very Unique John. I love the way you blend the poetic elements into images of a creative pond! Wonderfully done! I am just in awe of your poetic abilities and use of words! Congratulations on your win! Blessings!

Mystic Rose Rose October 19, 2022 at 9:45 PM very creative John, congrats on your 2nd place win

Juliet Ligon October 19, 2022 at 6:42 PM Yes, it is such a difficult thing to capture nature's amazing scenes with mere words, but this was quite lovely.

JC Brul October 15, 2022 at 11:22 PM This is so elegant! Each word, each line speaks tenderness that soothes the very core of the heart. One of the best poems I’ve ever read. Congratulations .A fav for me.

John Watt October 15, 2022 at 6:29 PM The elusive goal of a poet; reflecting the amazing grandeur and subtlety of nature in words. Well spoken, sir, and congrats for your win.

Michelle Faulkner October 15, 2022 at 12:48 PM Nature is inspiring but can also be daunting to re-create, congratulations on your win-

Andy Chunn October 15, 2022 at 12:40 PM Congratulations John....your last two lines say it all. Well done.

Constance La France October 15, 2022 at 9:40 AM John, a beautiful Sonnet and perfect for the theme of Craig's contest, congratulations on your wonderful placement, blessings Constance

Michael Tor October 6, 2022 at 5:30 PM Wonderfully written John. Thanks for sharing...

Jeff Kyser October 6, 2022 at 3:24 PM Very, very nice, John. A winner in my book… the one I haven’t written