was looking through some old stuff and found this, I think I wrote it in 2004. I got a kick out of it. why did I write a sonnet?
posted 12/7 in honor of Pearl Harbor Day
Another body lies in the graveyard
Again, humble life is wasted away
The tan skin of her body has been marred
Nevermore shall she see another day.
Once more a man is lying near, lifeless
Killed in innocence but caught in war
Seems now that no one knows, life is priceless
But, it is our nature to settle the score.
Why has it become so easy to kill?
Perceptions of life have gone askew.
Perhaps, it is a necessary evil,
For every human will someday pay his due.
Always left to ponder our last breath…
This life is ended quickly – thank you, Death.
Wow. How sad. And true. I think you have captured the essence of death and war. Perhaps, though, it IS a necessary evil. . . . oh sonnet man.