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Sonnet 9

If there's no chance to stare inside four walls,
Beside a storm you'll hear a mourning sound;
Agnostic view is suffering that falls
From all illusions to the starving ground.
The foils of time are strangled with thin rope
And sky converts to cosmos for one row -
The cycle of grey life with tears and hope
Which pales in glowing ash for us to throw.
I lurk in what they used to search and dive;
For years since then I gently broke the chains
Of mind and soul, but where shall I survive
In all the sorrow from their bloodless veins?
Don't drop the meaning of yourself, because
The pain will strike you with those harmful claws.
— Unlight, Jun 15, 2008

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RSScheerer

RSScheerer

17 years 11 months ago

Perfect as it is; truly

Perfect as it is; truly breath-taking. This may be my favorite of all your works so far. "Agnostic view is suffering that falls From all illusions to the starving ground." That one line will stay with me for as long as I read poetry. Best, Ronda
Unlight

Unlight

17 years 11 months ago

I’m glad that you saw

I'm glad that you saw those two lines! Means more to me the fact that the echoes of my feelings vibrate in the soul of my readers! Greetings!
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 11 months ago

I agree

Ronda posted before me, but those two lines are my favorite also, nicely written!
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 8 months ago

Beautiful,

"the pain will strike you with the harmful claws, this I understand, How can loss bring so much pain. This is a very moving Poem, that tugged at memories that take time to move pass them. Really, will done imagery! thanks Eddie
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WonderGolly

17 years 8 months ago

...yes ...

...indeed, "Don't drop the meaning of yourself, because the pains will strike you with those harmful claws" great finishing that explains everything I like your rhyme scheme: "walls-falls, sound-ground, rope-hope,..." great piece. best wishes... Wonder.
Rob Graber

Rob Graber

17 years 8 months ago

Unlight’s rhyme scheme

Unlight's rhyme scheme (and his iambic pentameter) is that of the magnificent Shakespearean sonnet. Note that the ear grows accustomed to alternating rhymes in the first three quatrains, so that the final rhyming couplet delivers a wonderful punch. The enigmatic metaphoric use he effectively makes of it is testament to the form's versatility as well as to the poet's creativity.
Bryan

Bryan

17 years 8 months ago

Fine example of a Shakespearean Sonnet

No forced rhymes, well executed meter that disappears in the meaning of the poem. This is how form poetry should be executed. "Of mind and soul, but where shall I survive In all the sorrow from their bloodless veins?" You have to have experienced this to fully appreciate it. Very well expressed. Just to give you my opinion, and this is not a strong thing, I am a little distracted by the near rhyme in the envoy. Thank you for a fine read. Bryan