Why do I consider this a suitable poem for the prompt? Because I intend to show two different ways that it can be punctuated. And it will be up to you to decide which one is "modern". That is for later however. I have already missed the dead line for Sunday Scribblings, so it can't be a genuine one, and I have been sick all week. Good Night!
LAMENT
a sonnet
They told me it was time for me
to heal,
no longer miss you through all times of
day
and so I tried to fit, and now I feel
your absence only once an hour –
their way.
Of course they didn't know the
time I spent
within that “once-an-hour”
remembering you,
the laughter shared, the places that we
went,
our pride and worries as our children
grew.
So now remembering you can give me
pleasure.
But sometimes tears still
ambush me at night.
Your living body
should be by my side!
Why can't I banish logic that I
treasure
and conquer mind, have you
within my sight
not know all tales
of “afterlife” have lied?
1 comment:
So beautifully sad!
Hope you're feeling better!
Madeleine Begun Kane
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