A Poem

SONNET ATTEMPT

For some time I’ve had a goal—

To try my hand at writing a sonnet.

The stress of this striving has taken its toll,

But I’ve finally gotten on it.

I wasn’t sure I could work the rhymes;

That doesn’t come naturally to me.

I’ve started and stopped many a time

With pedantic feet as you can see.

An architect once said Form should follow Function.

And I know it’s not necessary to have a rhyming scheme.

But being a Presbyterian, who has to have unction,

I’m trying to be on Shakespeare’s team.

Well, I’ve almost reached my goal of composing a sonnet.

Look! Here I go—I’ve done it! I’ve done it!

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