A Poet's Journey

(How Far Can You Go?)

By Fox-Trot-9

June / Sonnet: Chiding Tongue

Oh me! What have I done to change thy mien,

If only for a moment's time, to one

Of bitter hate? If I could change it, e'en

Within the instant, this would have undone

The worst that now consumes thee to the bone,

The worst of which is this: forsake my love

And leave me here to live and die alone!

Without thy love, what more could I now prove?

My love, forgive this vassal wretch his tongue,

As I do chide it for the sting it made

In spite of thee; and if it ever stung

Again, I'll have it equally repaid.

      Thou art my love, for I do love thee still,

      No matter what thy choice, be good or ill. 

(To be continued...)

A/N: There are many kinds of sonnets. The most common is the English (or Shakespearean) sonnet, usually written in iambic pentameter and containing 3 quatrains and an ending couplet. The 3rd quatrain usually contains a thematic, imagistic or subjective volta or turn that changes the meaning of the sonnet in some way, accompanied with a closing couplet; in many sonnets, notably the sonnets of William Shakespeare, the ending couplet contains the turn, making his sonnets have a twist ending. Also, the English sonnet is the most flexible of all sonnets, which allows for my heavy use of enjambment in the 1st and 2nd quatrains.

Meter: iambic pentameter
Rhyme: abab cdcd efef gg