The morning is fair and without compare;
desire to escape commotion in motion.
With apologies to Frost, but I’m lost
in sylvan idyll; my thoughts to distil.
I should have turned left or maybe the cleft
ignored as the bend designates the end.
Peering into the void I can’t avoid
the nagging feeling that the sheep bleating
as they’re trudging through the mud, chewing cuds
on the road most travelled and levelled,
would’ve been easier terrain – not bane
of thorns and thistles. As temper bristles,
thoughts turn mutinous. Incongruously
I’ll save either way for another day.
Lagging the sunrise, he sizes the day
Sleep was a stranger, came deep in the night
Try though he may, he can not make a plan
His instincts tell him not all will be well
Coping, there between moping and hoping
Pouring coffee, ignoring the cough he
developed, enveloped in sweat last night
Off to the shower, he's dreading the hour,
the 405 drive, and then to arrive,
with nothing to say, in meetings all day
To make matters worse, the trip in reverse
Stare at the ceiling, devoid of feeling
Resistance, futile; existence, brutal
Six months estranged now - it's time for a change
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Lannet: 14 lines of 10 syllables like a sonnet, but internal rhymes only
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/lannet-poetic-forms
Remember those days I thought to tell you
all my untold aforethought; but each time
when we met, your beauty spot diverted
mind, all efforts led to naught, couldn't say a
word; very well knew I ought to share what
thinking pops up distraught and confused I'm;
Can you express what's your thought; yes, I failed.
Untold dreams need to be brought to your heart.
But, when I think of you, got positive
vibes; appears you had soft spot for me; see
knowing that also my thought remains with
me; conscious of what I ought to tell you;
looking at your beauty spot, well rehearsed
monologue I just forgot; Can you help?
~X~X~X~
The Lannet was created by Laura Lamarca and is a form of a sonnet.
Its form consists of:
- 14 lines
-10 syllables per line – simple syllabic meter is sufficient –
stressed-meter (iambic, etc is not required)
- No end-line rhyming is required, however
- internal rhyming is permitted.
- A specific stanza requirement is not stated.
Pasted from http://poetscollective.org/everysonnet/lannet/
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Lawrence Eberhart for a wonderful resource at Poets COLLECTIVE site.
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