The Power of Words
I lately wrote some poems to declare
my joy to be inhabiting this earth.
I found my words, if numerous or spare,
inadequate to capture living's worth.
I chose the rondeau and the triolet,
appealing forms to help me speak my heart
on love of life with clarity and wit
in phrases neither syrupy nor tart.
When efforts failed, I tried the villanelle
and then the kyrielle to help me say
how much I care for those with whom I dwell
and know I'm blessed to waken here each day.
In striving to express the depths we feel,
it's at the throne of language we must kneel.
May 19, 2023
Sponsor: Sotto Poet
Contest Name: Sonnet
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