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Water sonnet

Ever since Mrs. Jones exposed me to all the different kinds of poems in 7th grade English, I wanted to write a sonnet. She made it clear that out of all the most common poem types, writing a sonnet was the most difficult. Sonnets were written by Shakespeare for his timeless productions and by poets for country-defining symbols like the Statue of Liberty. So I had to make sure that if I were to write a sonnet, it would be about something deserving. I can’t think of anything more poetic or deserving than the very substance that makes life as we know it possible, water. So I put the kind of work only sonnets can ask of under one hundred words into writing my own original sonnet about water, specifically for viewers of the Trinity Voice’s online content’s pleasure.

My original sonnet about water

Water – The diminutive drop of life.

The essential which gives all that breathes, breath.

Capable of creating peace, or strife,

A constant stream of life, holding back death.

The cool, rushing touch that cleanses our skin,

That can either ease us into morning,

Or charm us back into a peaceful fin.

Water, the perfect fuel for all doing

For cleaning, for power, and for plumage,

Yet for such infinite ability,

What a small amount left for our usage.

Life, death, oh its endless fertility,

How boundless is water, deadly and cruel,

Yet to all life, the ultimate jewel.

I may be disputed over whether sonnets are the most difficult poems to write, but I must say I have never spent a longer period of time writing under 100 words on anything. So if there is a more difficult form of poetry out there, I’m not interested in trying it!

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JACOB HALLADAY-GLYNN, STAFF WRITER
Jacob is a fresh writer for the Trinity Voice, and is very excited to add his writing abilities to the refined talents of many of his experienced co-writers. This is his first time participating in a newspaper since the 3rd and 4th grade, when he managed his own weekly newspaper that he would distribute to his classmates during recess every Wednesday. Jacob enjoys the comparatively much longer periods of time to write articles, and promises to use that time to write world-class FOCUS articles all throughout his senior year.

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