A sonnet is to me a sort of test<\/p>\n
A sonnet is to me a sort of test
\nOne which you only take to please yourself
\nIts purpose not to show whose work is best
\nBut just to wipe some dust from off the shelf<\/p>\n
It takes a mind obsessed with both its parts.
\nThe critical and more creative side
\nmust work in tandem trying to impart
\nwhat simple conversation takes in stride<\/p>\n
So meter, rhyme and florid imagery
\nas mixed with sense and message slowly will
\nbecome a shot at artful wizardry
\nand not another empty page to fill<\/p>\n
And balance is the truth you’re aiming at
\nbetween the two selves living ‘neath your hat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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