Sonnet LXII "The New Creek"
by Connor Jennings
There is a creek in Escondido where
Crayfish circumambulate the creek floor
An invasive species, ‘needn't be there
They devour chorus frogs, addling yore
Eucalyptus trees, whilst they offer nice shade
Are just as new as a foul smelling car
When lacking moisture many fires they’ve bade
Much better: the native incense cedar
The creek has changed, more for worse than for good
With foam frothing fouly overtop a bridge
So help with the restoration we should
‘Twould get better if you helped just a smidge
The trout should return faithful as the tide
To find our more, than this room is your guide
Crayfish circumambulate the creek floor
An invasive species, ‘needn't be there
They devour chorus frogs, addling yore
Eucalyptus trees, whilst they offer nice shade
Are just as new as a foul smelling car
When lacking moisture many fires they’ve bade
Much better: the native incense cedar
The creek has changed, more for worse than for good
With foam frothing fouly overtop a bridge
So help with the restoration we should
‘Twould get better if you helped just a smidge
The trout should return faithful as the tide
To find our more, than this room is your guide
Reflection
Sonnets are poems with 14 lines that have 10 on each line. There are various ryme schemes; the shakesperian sonnet contains 1 couplet and 3 sets of ABAB ryming quatrains. Most sonnets follow Iambic pentamiter, wich means each sylable alternates it's emphasis.
The sonnet I wrote is about how invasive species have changed the escondido creek. While the invasive species are not a standard part of local nataure, the plants and animals they effect are.
I was pretty happy with my sonnet, I am very proud of the litterary devices I used as well as the fitting vocabulary words I found. I kind of wish I focused more on one specific thing about the creek, I feel that would of helped center my theme but it was good overall.
The sonnet I wrote is about how invasive species have changed the escondido creek. While the invasive species are not a standard part of local nataure, the plants and animals they effect are.
I was pretty happy with my sonnet, I am very proud of the litterary devices I used as well as the fitting vocabulary words I found. I kind of wish I focused more on one specific thing about the creek, I feel that would of helped center my theme but it was good overall.