I want to write a pleasant sonnet
But the words became a nonnet
I Put on a flouncy bonnet
And walked across a comet
Tomorrow I will try again if I'm not a nurse
To write a pleasant flowing verse
I'll try REAL hard with morals high and n'er a curse
Pen to this paper think, think, think until they call the hearse
Give me more creative times, time infinity
Hard life and hard times will roll on by; giving clarity
Pen not heads will roll across the paper with fluidity
Life times and unexpected tuck and rolls are fodder for creativity
I want to write a silly sonnet....
With fancy pen strokes on it
Burning within the darkest of nights,
one lone candle; lighting the way.
My lost soul seeks its solace;
trying to find its home.
The world has beaten
and battered it,
yet it still
contains
hope.
Liz Anderson
July 2006
This is a NONNET.
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