Sonnets

Sonnet #1

A brilliant sun lights up the summer sky
Shining on the crimson carpet below
Pretty birds form an arrow as they fly
Nature has created a splendid show

Grassy meadows sway gently in the breeze
A bubbly brook trips and twirls merrily
New-born calves try to walk on knobbly knees
Snow-white rabbits nibble shoots daintily

Though the air is scented with happy thoughts
A stray cloud casts its shadow on my heart
Anxiety ties my stomach into knots
The dreaded time has come for us to part 

Spring will not linger if you went away
So won't you stay with me for one more day


Sonnet #2

A vexing question often comes to mind

What can be the purpose of this life

I search but no answers can I ever find

It seems I always go from strife to strife

The years come and go like the seasons

They don't tarry long enough for a hint

I struggle to come up with reasons

Why my footprints don’t leave an imprint

Perhaps when I plumb the depths within

To find the true meaning of living

I will learn it’s never to late to begin

And discover that true joy lies in giving

So from this day I resolve to do my best

And give thanks that I have been blessed



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