Monday, November 17, 2008

The Sonnet - Ben Hedges

The Sonnet

The words on this paper form a sonnet,
an intricate, yet structured display of
one’s thoughts, understanding and emotions.
The words won’t tell you outright, their meaning.
But there is depth to them, you must agree.
For language speaks more than what is spoken.
Beauty is hidden from the surface so,
you must dig, discover what has been said.
In just fourteen lines, an epic is told,
something so large encased into something
so small, and precise. The sonnet is a
quarter that gives you only a brief ride
into the author’s soul. This is where the
sonnet will end. Have you learned anything?

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