Rhyme scheme and total number of lines of this unique sonnet—ABABA CDCD EFEF GG; and, 15 lines instead of 14 lines, respectively—are in sincere imitation of the rhyme scheme and number of lines of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 99.
for everything, too, there is a season;
now in mid-life, and past my former prime,
I seek to probe life's heart, to draw reason
from its nub; and demystify its rhyme.
There's a time to live, and a time to die;
a time to be young, and a time to grow old;
there's time to be far, and time to be nigh;
a time to weep, and a time to feel joy.
But most of all, there is a time for Time:
for its fore-ordained length has a hidden purpose
that the Creator gives, a plan sublime
that must be sought beneath life's outward surface.
To plumb life's rhyme and reason, such great depth
requires time which consumes a whole life's breadth.
Sonnet by Ngoc Nguyen
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Written on 2021-02-14 at 16:50
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For Everything There Is A Chosen Time
For everything there is a chosen time:for everything, too, there is a season;
now in mid-life, and past my former prime,
I seek to probe life's heart, to draw reason
from its nub; and demystify its rhyme.
There's a time to live, and a time to die;
a time to be young, and a time to grow old;
there's time to be far, and time to be nigh;
a time to weep, and a time to feel joy.
But most of all, there is a time for Time:
for its fore-ordained length has a hidden purpose
that the Creator gives, a plan sublime
that must be sought beneath life's outward surface.
To plumb life's rhyme and reason, such great depth
requires time which consumes a whole life's breadth.
Sonnet by Ngoc Nguyen
Read 365 times
Written on 2021-02-14 at 16:50
Tags Shakespeare Xcix Time
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