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A sonnet for dreams

August 2, 2011
By Callaghan PLATINUM, Medford, Massachusetts
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Callaghan PLATINUM, Medford, Massachusetts
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I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.<br /> -Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief

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The message of a thousand words
some to laugh and some to cry
Fluttering through like hummingbirds
never to stop until they die
never to stop to wonder why
Slipping away like a snatch of a song
quietly, quietly, a gentle sigh
never to stay for very long
only to pause then move along
going back to where they grow
only a moment to sing along
and only a moment to briefly know
brightly in the night it gleams
but quickly quickly go the dreams

© Sarah A., Escondido, CA

The author's comments:
this is my first traditional poem and my first sonnet, but i like it a lot, and had fun writing it.
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hilly billy said...
on Apr. 28 2014 at 9:22 pm
I love this peom i cry every time i read it
dxm2000 said...
on Apr. 6 2014 at 3:23 pm
Great poem, sorry to say it's not quite a sonnet (the number of syllables is of a few times - you have mostly 8 syllable lines, but some with 7, 9 or 10 instead), nevertheless I'm glad you posted it.
Callaghan PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 15 2011 at 12:22 pm
Callaghan PLATINUM, Medford, Massachusetts
41 articles 8 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.<br /> -Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief

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thanks :) and yeah i'll have a look!!
Sophie Rose Cope SILVER said...
on Aug. 14 2011 at 3:59 am
Sophie Rose Cope SILVER, Cape Town, Other
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i really like the way the momentum builds and builds up as the poem proceeds. really nice!!

could you have a look at my 'dream poem' ?? maybe?