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Unread 09-20-2017, 05:37 PM
Roger Slater Roger Slater is offline
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That's very good, Mark.

I've done quite a few attempts at such things. My latest was intended as a children's poem (say around 12-14 year olds):

SCARED OF SONNETS

Do not be scared of sonnets. This is one.
You see? You're on the second line and yet,
though you're not having what I would call "fun,"
you haven't gotten sick or died, I bet.
And look: you've reached line five and still your breath
goes in and out, your heart still thumps on cue.
You may be bored, but you're not bored to death.
It's just that there are things you'd rather do.

I get it, and I offer you this cheer:
A sonnet has just fourteen lines, and so,
relief from all your boredom now draws near.
We only have one couplet left to go.
The thirteenth line is here! Around the bend,
because you were not scared, you've reached the end!
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