A thousand years ago as I recall
my life was ever easy and carefree;
today as I crawl slowly up the wall
I wonder can this imbecile be me?
I’m in a spin, or else out of my tree
still nothing seems to work the way it ought;
my insecurity is plain to see
since every single nerve is frayed and fraught.
Is there an answer to the questions brought
into some kind of focus now and then?
The war within my mind has been hard fought
yet I’m retreating unbowed to my den.
As poetry dispels all thoughts of gloom,
I’m happy here in my own padded room.
Comments
It is good
to be able to express one's frustration now and again, and again, and again.
I just posted a poem on frustration
keith sir you may like it
I see now...
why you call yourself the "Happy Chappy" Even as you write of being afraid for your mind, you still have a place that is a "Happy Place"! LOL This is good. I felt a little cheated, as you ended with just two lines, instead of the quatrain, but... ~ Gee.
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Sorry you felt cheated
but the poem is written in the form of a sonnet. Many writers shove all fourteen lines together and leave it to the reader to separate thoughts. I prefer to give clear hints by using the first eight lines to put forth the premise, the next four reinforce or make a counterpoint and the last couple act as a sort of summary.
longevity?
I am five years your junior, if memory serves (which it seldom does).
Not really...
feeling cheated. Probably wrong word to use. I think I felt more surprise, than anything. I really liked it anyways. I've most likely used that or some other type of ending that caught people by surprise.
~ Gee.
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Shakespeare
wrote his plays in pentameter (the nearest poetic form to everyday speech. He finished each act with a rhyming couplet, a clear signal to the audience.
it is a clearly worded sonnet
ababcdcdefef plus gg =14 lines
syllables count please refer to google
I rarely match syllables
I don't count
but simply go with the flow. If it sounds right it can't be far wrong.
keith again your flow is very
keith again your flow is very good . I hope to write a poem together
efef
you may resee
ought and fraught are seemingly okay
abab and cdcd
but
efef must be different
now use newer ending words a fresh
brought and thought
match with cdcd
must be different
efef
I still think
If I am wrong excuse me
Also do comment on a sonnet
I too just posted please Keith
In learning
your views
on my comment are awaited