POETRY > Sonnet 6: Birthday Ode (Petrarchan Sonnet)
Birthday Ode (Petrarchan Sonnet)
My boyfriend said, “Don't write me sonnets, please
though if you must, I hope they'll follow rules!”
To mark your FOUR OH with my new found tools
in quarantine's Spring gloom, the day I'll seize
(while he smokes books beside a wall of bees)
the stinky beagle digs for worms and drools
and Benny in the shade attempts to cool
as he surveys inhabitants of trees.
Emerging from his cave of words for air
rides off to sight night owls, and maybe rats
resplendent on his wheeling throne of green.
How soothing is the mighty mirth of bear
when thunderstruck by funny gifs of cats
or bellowing his favourite tunes by Queen.
NOTES:
First started on a dog walk, completed on 26/05/20. Forgot to actually show this to the intended recipient!!
The rhyme scheme is: ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
Poem written on May 20th, 2020.
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