SONNET TO SENSE

[Maureen K Clifford]

SONNET TO SENSE .. Maureen Clifford © The #ScribblyBarkPoet

At night when velvet curtains hide the sun,
this dark backdrop highlights the brightest star,
and out here one can hear a boobook call
while dingo’s yodels echo near and far.
I simply sit and listen to the quiet
and thank whatever God it was who made
such beauty – free for all the world to share
and hope that we can wake up – see it saved.
Let’s put aside our petty jealousies
allow some common sense into the play
and realize that we could lose it all
if we continue on our feckless way.

We vandalize our earth. Oh hear her wail –
we have but one. So dare we let her fail?

[Shelley Hansen]

Well said, Maureen! A nice variation too on the Shakespearean rhyme pattern.

You are usually up for a challenge when it comes to rhyme variations. I’d like to see you have a go at a Petrarchan. It doesn’t have the couplet at the end, but is a straight unbroken 14 lines comprised of an octet and sestet, rhyming as follows …

ABBAABBA for the octet. Then the sestet is CDECDE, but this can mixed up in any way you choose, (CDEDEC, CDEDCE and so on).

The octet sets the scene and the sestet takes it to the next level by reinforcement, counterargument, embellishment etc. It is a very old form, older than Shakespeare, invented by the Italian poet Petrarch (but no doubt you already know that). I love it.

Cheers
Shelley

[Terry]

Hi Maureen

Well written, and there's no doubt that we are abusing our precious earth, and always have.
Only now we have the power to be far more destructive,
we can only live in hope that the next generation are more aware than we have been.

Terry

[Maureen K Clifford]

Challenge accepted and posted Shelley and thank you to you and Terry for your kind comments.

[Ron]

Yep good one Maureen, we are only guests of this earth for a short time, well done.

Cheers
Ron

[Maureen K Clifford]

We are indeed Ron but sadly very few people seem to realize it

[Catherine Lee]

Well said, Maureen - a wonderful poem. We should be so incredibly grateful for this beautiful Earth and everything in it, but too often pettiness and greed hold sway and lessons are not learned, as sadly we are still witnessing today.