Monday, May 12, 2008

this morning

Sonnet (Riddle)



a feeling of being

a coil or a twist

a line on a map

a knot by which

a philosophical gap

a wedge or a block

a gun to commit

a box with a lock

a length in a loop

a pipe at the top

a firm grip

a bowl with a hole

a circular letter

a key to a code

2 comments:

walrus said...

Great stuff... You're on a roll, Mr Carpenter.

W

belgianwaffle said...

Good morning Walrus

Another of our May holidays & the kids are playing in the garden. Fabulous uninterrupted sunshine. That's seven days in a row - must be a Belgian record.

I'm going to look back at this little sequence and see what's what. In this one, for instance, I think some of the lines are a bit glib?

So, if you'd like to attack them from the point of view of craft etc. I'd find it very useful. I'm putting them up 'oven fresh' - which might have its advantages. I'm also thinking they'd probably benefit from reworking and other sonnets would arise in the process. Maybe 30 and they'd merit putting together in a little book?

Anyway. Your thoughts - as always - are welcome.

Cheers

The C

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