Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Being Thankful - Shakespearian Sonnet

                                                             Attribution: Jon Ashcroft                         
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a             Creating desire to be thankful
b             Many are taken with such noble thoughts
a             They make a real effort to be grateful
b             and to register very well their lot

c             Sadly ingrates persist not to bother
d             Begged for help to later disappear
c             No conscience and took it as small matter
d             Favors from others do not register

e             Is it a weakness of one’s character
f              To succumb to sob stories easily
e             Only to realize being duped later
f              By the unscrupulous and paid dearly
 
g             It may hurt but for poetic justice
g             is an equalizer without malice

A Shakespearian sonnet of 14 lines with end rhymes of
a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g while maintaining the 10-syllable
count for each line

Written for Tony's hosting at d’Verse’s OpenLinkNight week 125

26 comments:

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    1. I always love a new sonnet.. you manage very nicely with clever rhymes and a message that hits home...

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  2. Have to watch those sob stories, plenty a con could creep up on your lawn

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  3. nicely done man to form...not easy for me....ha, there are def great equalizers and poetic justice that comes in to play...i am often a sucker to stories...

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  4. Wow, you did a marvelous bit of depth in every line. Beautiful!

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  5. I adore your photo to go with this too!

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  6. well...part of what you sait could be said about politicians fooling their people as well..

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  7. a good sob story … My husband has complained we have seen all sad movies lately … yet I always feel empowered by them, somehow. I guess he feels empowered by "action" movies.

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  8. I'm impressed with your sonnet, Hank. I think it is important to remember to be thankful.

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  9. I love your work with this form and the underlying message as well, Hank. Also, I like that your rhyming was not forced which resulted in the poem having a contemporary appeal.

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  10. Hank,

    Enjoyed your sonnet and a reminder to be thoughtful...

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  11. Hank,

    You have been very successful with your sonnet. Thankfulness is always appreciated, in most circumstances!! Being wary of the tricksters of course as well!!
    Eileen :)

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  12. I love this form although I suck at it--and you just make it feel effortless--beautiful write and lovely message!

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  13. you managed to write this sonnet and get a timely message in as well. That was very nicely done.

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  14. Wow, to whip out a sonnet without it being prompted from FFA is impressive in itself, but to write on both true to form, and still be such good poetics is the real achievement; for me when I give to others, I stifle the urge to expect reciprocity or thanking; perhaps pessimistic, perhaps just realistic; but it works for me.

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  15. a moral sonnet, or perhaps a sonnet with a moral - well done, Hank ~

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  16. A beautiful sonnet .... loved the message :-)

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  17. nice... always good to stretch the poetic muscels with form... i also like the message you weave in

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  18. Hiya Hank,
    a fellow sonneteer this evening, although I didn't aspire to rhyme today. I liked your daring use of half-rhyme.

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  19. Great sonnet Hank! I agree about the importance of grateful ness in our everyday interactions with others.

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  20. Thank you, Hank, for your encouragement, your generosity to the dVerse community, and for this sonnet ... smiles.

    Tony

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  21. nice - to trust in the goodness of others is not a weakness, unless it is blindly done, otherwise it isa kindness.

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  22. Poetic justice does seem to come into play in these instances. Nice work with the form Hank.

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  23. Clever sonnet and strong writing, Hank!

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