Some people say that poetry has died. No point to put on paper poesy bold, No longer needing sonnets - rhymes of old Which one inside can softer feelings hide. To Netflix, Insta, Amazon they run And dull their brains with shows of Island’s Love. No thoughts of flowers, nightingales or doves; Minds choked with wealth and *** and hate, and guns. But never they’ve seen your smile in morning’s light And wished to catch it – tangled, held in rhyme. They’ve never placed their head upon your lap And felt the need to jar the safe delight Of looking into eyes so warm, sublime, And thought of methods, forms: eternal traps.
A Valentine's Day Petrarchan sonnet with a Crybin rhyme scheme.