Unwind
Shakespearean Sonnet - for National Poetry Month
We long to crash like waves upon the shore
And let our cares wash out into a sea
Where brine and time will work us loose once more
Or free us from the cells of this body
And let our cares wash out into a sea
Where brine and time will work us loose once more
Or free us from the cells of this body
For each spiral will coil unto its end,
Our sun will burn within the ethereal churn
Its light unfold to dark over the bend
And break again for all who are in turn
Today we wake to love and live and breathe
The timeless air and make our blue blood red
To call this day our own, to kill, to seethe
Or feed on that which lived and now is dead
We long for this, to touch the roots who call,
Who reach and lovingly unwind us all.
Published by J L Carey Jr
J L Carey Jr, Author of the book Turning Pages, is a writer and an artist living in Michigan with his wife and three children. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from National University and a BA in Englis... View profile
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So many wonderful things about this sonnet, JL. My attempt to pinpoint just one line that spoke to me just didn't work out ... I couldn't choose. Very well penned!
Any irregularities in the iambic pentameter add to the realness of the piece. A bit of ambiguity always adds, in my opinion. This is the best of the sonnets I've read yet.
Beautiful theme and phrasing. Well composed and fine imagery, One nit--the scansion in this line seems off to my ear-placing odd stress on boDY.
Or free us from the cells of this body
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Beautiful. Just enough to make you want to cry.
Love the juxtoposition of ethereal dreams and harsh realities. Thanks for the link! Nice start to the morning.
Thank you for the great comments. I forgot that some people pronounce ethereal ( eth - er - real ). I have always pronounced it ( ethe - real ).
Nice rhythm to this.
Excellent job.