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Sonic Sonnet

Sonorous, saporous symphonies: strong; soothingly spirited, sublime sweet songs. Satisfied sigh, sees salubrious springs; sharp, sizzling sunburn scream: saltwater stings. Searing sharp satirists, snarkily snide; subtle smart sophists show soft, specious side. Skimpy, salacious shows sell sexy spice; somber, sad serials scarcely suffice. Seismic'ly sensitive subsurface screens; substandard systems: severe shakes scarce seen. Scaling slick surfaces, snow-scented slides; slogging sludge swamps, smelling stinky sulfides. Sans similarities, superimposed; sequencing syllables, simple supposed.
---------- for the Begin with a Letter Poetry Contest sponsored by Angela Tune written 06/28/2022 an alliterative 'sonnet', with aabb pattern and 10 syllable lines updated/extended from a shorter, earlier poem

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Date: 8/30/2022 11:37:00 AM
Congrats on your top billing, Jeff. You don’t make life easy on yourself… throwing in a sonnet format just for the hell of it. Nicely done. Terry
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Date: 8/30/2022 9:21:00 AM
Grand Finale of SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Congratulations!
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Date: 8/30/2022 9:05:00 AM
Simply stupendous, sonorous sonnet! Salutations superb - "sweet songs sublime" - sent! Sam In other words congrats and high fives Jeff! Enjoyed the whimsy. Blessings!
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Date: 6/30/2022 1:04:00 AM
With an entry like this, my efforts bite the dust! Superb write for the contest, Jeff
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 6/30/2022 3:20:00 AM
You never know! Interested to see others’ efforts on this - tricky!
Date: 6/29/2022 11:28:00 AM
I love alliteration, Jeff. Never thought about sonnetizing it as well. Very creative.
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 6/30/2022 3:19:00 AM
Thanks, Jim. I think I ran out of s words, lol
Date: 6/28/2022 1:55:00 PM
This write is simply incredible, Jeff. It must have taken quite some time composing this one. You were wise to go with the couplets. I kept thinking quatrains. Best of luck in the contest.
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 6/28/2022 2:27:00 PM
Thanks, Milt, for the kind words - yes, I spent a little time on this one. I was unclear if the 'begin with a letter' requirement was per line or for the whole, but seems like I saw a few that were for the entire poem. That does tend to limit things...

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