Exceptional A Monet inspired sonnet A Summer Stroll by RodG      A Sonnet Contest Winner

I stroll just after Sol has blued the sky, much mesmerized by whipped-up clouds at play. Though heat's forthcoming, it's still cool and dry. Such bliss I feel this perfect summer day.   The field's awash with flowers rainbow-hued, so densely sown I hesitate to walk. I'm awed by their expanse and magnitude, yet oft I fear I'll crush an unseen stalk. I look behind to eye how far I've come and vaguely see the village on the Seine. Carefree, I shan't turn back, too venturesome. Yes, in this flowered veldt I shall remain. No morn is better spent than strolling through flamboyant fields of flowers dabbed with dew. Writing Prompt Write a fourteen-line rhyming poem that sings. A Sonnet You can choice the type Petrarchan, Shakespearean (English), Spenserian, Miltonic or Modern. Or be creative. The requirement: 1) A 14-line rhyming poem. 2) A set rhyming pattern 3) A set metering/syllable count. 4) Any single subject. See Poetry Dance and other websites for great examples. In your author notes, please identify your rhyming pattern and what metering you used. (Note: the metering pattern does not need to be the same for every line) See modern sonnets for examples such as Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch A Sonnet Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes A Summer Stroll was painted by Claude Monet in 1873. Courtesy of Google images. Giverny is the French village on the Seine where he resided when he painted this. RHYME PATTERN: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG METER: iambic pentameter

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