Endured
survived, a year of heat and drought
And hurricanes
ferocious in their power
Uprooted
trees and tore the food crops out
Brought
fears our planet faced its final hour
Ukraine
a victimised and tortured land
Cried
out for help to counter Putin’s wrath
Zelensky
in his combats took command
Will
passion for the homeland be enough
The
queen is dead King Charles is on the throne
The
other Queen Liz hung on to her reign
Now
Rishi rules and she is overthrown
Is it
a poison chalice he has gained
Autumn
in all its loveliness is charred
With
flames and tears our cherished earth is scarred
2 comments:
"Charred autumn" is a great title, Jennie. I think it's interesting how both you and Liz incorporated world events into your sonnets -- great minds think alike, eh. It was nice to read a Shakespearean sonnet written in ABAB -- but will anyone attempt another Petrarchan??
More sonnets, please, Jennie, 'cause more sonnets please Alex!
Alex
Agree with Alex, great title! If Keats was writing Ode to Autumn today it would be very different maybe. I live the way Autumn is blended with climate fears and world events, reflecting the world we live in.
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