Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Time for a Yarn!


Image: A Book Cover of the Bard's (here)

A         Ever tried to fix up an appointment
B         Not any appointments but among friends
B         Be forewarned for they have varied programs
A         And one is in for some disappointments

A         For fifty years our ties had gone on
B         We would prefer to have all to attend
B         Not many are involved just about ten
A         But still subject to some trying moments

C         Retirees have their own schedules done
D         Medical appointments set long before
E         Golf, tennis, the gym and religious meets

C         Weekly family gatherings and lunch
D         Many will have to be rescheduled for
E.        They are busy people one must admit

Note: This is a Petrarchan sonnet consisting of two quatrains and a
minor group of six lines (the sestet) at the end. The 10-syllable count
for each line is maintained but the iambic pentameter constraints
are disregarded

The rhyme pattern is: ABBA ABBA CDE CDE.

Written for Marian's challenge #3 of writing a sonnet at Real Toads and
shared with d'Verse's OpenLinkNight week 133

14 comments:

  1. i have done one of these before, though it has been a while...
    people are far too busy these days...

    thanks for linking @ dverse as well.

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  2. Ha, so very true that it is always hard to find a time that works for everyone. One would think it would be easier with people who are no longer working....but seems they are busier than they were before!!

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  3. oh gah, the reunion! love this, you got your finger on the awkwardness, the pain, too.

    also? SONNET. freaking hard. good on you! xo M

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  4. oh it is no easy at times to get some old friends together.. it seems we pack too much stuff into our days

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  5. i like reunions in theory. not so much in practice.

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  6. Hard work, writing sonnets. Petrarchan no less!

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  7. This is so true, Hank! You have portrayed our very (too?) busy lives in a way that speaks to me. I also enjoyed the light and humorous tone of your poem.

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  8. Scheduling the same time is such a challenge ~ And last minute changes are always happening :-)

    Whew, a sonnet Hank, cheers to you ~

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  9. Never done anything like this, well done excellent.
    Yvonne.

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  10. Yep, if it works for one it doesn't work for another, always seems to be something

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  11. I commend you for trying your hand at the Petrarchan sonnet. This is great work.

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  12. I love to do Petrarchan sonnets.. I have gone so far too book my lunch with colleagues...

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