Friday, 27 August 2021

Reckless Sonnet

I am not sure I like sonnets 
She says
But I like to make a little sound
Or song
We have been left behind 
I think
The dusk creeps upon us
We wrap ourselves in towels 
And blankets 
Silently cry
Whirl in circles
Our own dance 
We think of the times
When the sand seeped through our toes
We cannot unlike these times 
Perhaps we argued
Perhaps we sang 
Always we found ourselves
A little strange
Both sapling
And grown tree 
When we are close to the wire
She sucks her thumb
And if she does
I do too
This is our reckless sonnet
Forever it will sing 
And sway. 

6 comments:

  1. I quite like that line "Both sapling and grown tree". Beautiful ❤️

    ReplyDelete
  2. Reckless indeed, if it purports to be a sonnet! But a tenderly beautiful poem, as always.

    ReplyDelete
  3. that was beautiful jae, i've said this before but worth saying again, your poems seem to float softly on subtle sounds and rhythms, they move with ease, always a pleasure to read.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sounds, songs, reckless sonnets...all ways of coping or offering up praise for what is...because what is, is all we have...

    ReplyDelete
  5. There are times i want to retire to a cozy corner and suck my thumb too! I agree with everything Phillip said as well!

    ReplyDelete
  6. If you like or not, sonnet or song will capture the attention of listeners.

    ReplyDelete