I am sharing the Elizabethan today as I think it is the better of two and will share the Petrarchan next week.
Both types of sonnets have 14 lines. The rhyme scheme for the Elizabethan is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Karen is hosting Poetry Friday this week. So I am linking it there as well.
To Live Each Day
The time we're given is quite brief
Our days are of finite amount
Our object than should be in chief
To live each day and make it count,
Each person is a thing of beauty
The Psalmist says wonderfully made
I think it then should be our duty
To live each day that work displayed
Each day we contend with the urgent
The important may be left behind
We need to stay still and observant
To live each day with peace of mind
To live each day as we are able
To live our lives - strong, good and stable.
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5 comments:
Excellent! I find sonnets such a brain strain to write! But this reads beautifully.
During these recent years, most recent tragedies, your poem shows the path to embrace, & a sonnet, too. Well done!
Perfect sonnet and words to accompany all of our June grads!
WOW! Nice to see you at Poetry Friday. Welcome, new friend. Starting out reading your blog with a perfect sonnet. You set the bar high! Sonnets remind me of word-sudoku. I love getting lost in the counting ...but rarely actually finish the poem.
Welcome to Poetry Friday! Looking forward to your second sonnet next week. This one's really good -- I agree with the message. Fun to try two different types with the same first line!
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