With summer comes the triple-digit heat,
Its stultifying swell of mercury
Wavering walls that—merciless—thrum and beat
Road-asphalt into softened anarchy;
With heat comes lethargy, long seconds
Without a breath, it seems, undying,
As if an endless moment beckons,
Withdraws, attenuates, sighing;
And lethargy devolves to dearth—
No energy, no will, no life
Beyond hard-baked and stolid earth,
Devoid of vigor or of strife;
Consumed by fire’s caress,
All seems motionless.
Author notes
DIMINISHING SONNET: first quatrain--predominately but not exclusively iambic pentameter with rising (masculine) rhyme; second quatrain--iambic tetrameter with falling (feminine) rhyme; third quatrain--iambic tetrameter with rising rhyme; couplet--iambic trimeter with rising or falling rhyme. Content should similarly ‘dominish’ in intensity, in duration, in power.
A contest entry
- Rhyming Contest for Sonnets and Villanelles only. by ecrivain01.
450 points, ended July 15, 13 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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wow!
I like never read a dimishing sonnet. This was beauty in the imagery given. Your lines are smooth with every line read. Well expressed. Hope u read mine here at the contest and see what u think. Haley27
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A wonderful Diminishing Sonnet, first Ive ever read! Great details and so truthful... best of luck with the contest... Vickie
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Very nice, a wonderful display of a fine attention to detail and an eye for interesting subject matter.
A very well thought out display indeed.
Blessings,
C
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Many thanks. We've been at about 107 for several days...there is definitely something in the air when it is that hot, as well as something in the psychology.
Good to hear from you. Sorry I've been out of things for so long. Hope to get back into poetry after a dry spell.
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The dog days of summer ...
interesting subject matter, particularly since it will soon be upon us.
Thanks for entering.
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