Charon, descend, I plead. Perverse is this
insane distress that so depletes this life.
Is there no end until you bring her bliss.
Must I implore you to conclude her strife?
Lost are the days her laugh or songs were heard.
Removed is the pizzaz that spun men's heads.
She sees not the brunette curls amiss, furred,
nor the unpressed chiffon peignoir's frayed threads,
that show long years of joy worn of old age
Is there one word that strikes the lock ajar?
I would be glad to give my life upstage.
What must one do? I hate the fraud you are.
Godless, the torment that you tie her to.
Oh, you unjust trustee of the pit czar,
This wait is not embraced. I so hate you
for the depraved, obscene excuse you are!
The sun just rose! At last, escape attained,
her soul released! Now with her God who reigns.
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a sonnet on a subject you'd never expect to find in a sonnet. Can be funny, scary, silly or just totally, balls-to-the-wall, loopier than a slinky on a rollercoaster insane.
Must be a properly formatted 'classic' or heroic sonnet - I want iambic pentameter, an abab rhyme structure in the quatrains and a rhyming couplet, and either three or four quatrains. Kudos if you also incorporate a turn.
MUST not have a predictable subject (eg romance or nature) unless there's an unexpected twist!
No other theme restrictions. Bad language, sex and violence are all fine.
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Author Notes
This is presented as A Herioc Sonnet
containing the following format:
abab cdcd efef ghgh ii
With rhythm: xX xX xX xX xX
Line/Poem Length: 18
where in the end she doesn't wait for Charon to carry her across the river styx. Even though her lover pleads for Charon, She goes straight to the savior!
The meaning of CHARON is a son of Erebus, who in Greek mythology ferries the souls of the dead over the Styx.
Furred: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
As always, thank for the use of: Andromeda by cleo85 on FanArtReview.com
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