"Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile."
- Mark Twain -
Another week, another @jayna 50 word challenge.
This week's writing prompt? The word "snowflake".
As I am in a very rebellious mood this evening, I shall proceed to break the rules of this 50 word challenge with impunity.
After all, what fun is it to stick by the rules all the time? Especially in a contest designed to stimulate creativity and to encourage stretching our capabilities while having fun?
And so, it's time for a twofer.
Twice the words, twice the fun, right?
100 words instead of 50; double the pleasure, double the fun...
Snowflake: Unique but Transient - Image courtesy of Aaron Burden
I have been wanting to write another sonnet.
Note: You can find some of my earlier sonnets in my Poetry Library here.
I have yet another sonnet in the works (not this one), but I've been struggling with it.
Quite in contrast, for some reason this sonnet simply flowed from the fifty word challenge. It sprung into existence, appearing in words in a relatively short time, and I am pleased with the way in which it conveys my idea.
Counting both words in sonnet and also words in the title this time (yet another departure from tradition!), the total word count makes for a double challenge, i.e. it is exactly 100 words.
For the greatest possible enjoyment, I encourage you to read my sonnet, "Lamenting An Idea Lost," out loud.
A Sonnet by Duncan Cary Palmer
~Lamenting An Idea Lost~
Like lightning on a darkling afternoon,
The flash of insight came without a sound.
No virtuoso playing a new tune
Had ever inspiration so profound.
The revelation was a perfect fit;
The key to unseal some forbidden door.
A glimpse of glory late beyond my wit,
My path to bounty unknown heretofore.
Then, like a bird escaping from a snare,
Ephemeral, my idea flew away,
A frozen snowflake, so unique and rare,
Dissolving in the heat of waxing day.
For, carelessly, I did not write it down;
My thought then vanished, no more to be found.
*FIN*
~More Sonnets More Poetry~
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