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An Italian Sonnet
The Fallen by Jessica Wheeler
Artwork by Charlotte Morse at FanArtReview.com

She rests beneath her willow's weeping rain,
As autumn strips them bare behind its theft;
Of slender leaves and tears, they stand bereft,
Yet sorrow, like the wind, begins to wane.
For all that falls to earth won't fall in vain,
And what escapes our sight has not yet left;
Though heavy hearts must carry now this heft,
It's where we keep what's lost to still remain.

And from the tears, the grieving willow weeps,
Its twigs and leaves descend to softened ground,
Reclaimed by earth and soil from which they grew.
For all that's ever buried merely sleeps,
And what we mourn as lost again is found,
When spring returns, and life begins anew.

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Author Notes
An Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet consists of 14 lines, divided into two sections: an octave (rhyme scheme ABBAABBA) and a sestet (rhyme scheme either CDECDE or CDCDCD).

     

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