Sonnet – Reject

Reject

The wilderness, a dark and lifeless husk,

Encompassed one, whose heart was crumbled, closed.

He never was a blossoming red rose,

Nor be a bird, just hiding after dusk.

There once were sudden glimpses of daylight,

He left his hut, embraced the newest day.

A spark of an affection shot a ray;

That gorgeous lady stood still in his sight.

His footsteps, closer towards her he went,

and step by step his confidence increased.

She glanced at him, her stunning eyes relent,

His heart warmed up, that cannot be surcease.

“May I become your friend with your consent?”

“No way, stranger.” And then his heart deceased.

This poem is about a man who was not willing to face the world, but during one day, he steps out of his comfort zone. He sees a lady, and he finds her beautiful. After an exchange of eyes, he asks to become friends, but she rejects.

This poem is in Italian Sonnet form, which has a rhyme scheme of: abba abba cdcdcd. All Italian sonnets have a rhyme scheme starting with abba abba, and with the last six lines, the rhyme schemes start with c and d, with the last two lines not rhyming. This poem is in iambic pentameter, like all sonnets. With its iambic rhythm and ten syllables in a line, this meter scheme makes a soothing, love-like, peaceful feel to the poem.