Songs of Eretz Poetry Review is pleased to present “Embark” by Kaitlyn Frazier.
A brief biography of the poet may be found here:
http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2015/07/poem-of-day-all-way-out-here-by-kaitlyn.html.
Kaitlyn Frazier
When darkness wakes and breaks
upon thy face,
Lie still; think not of life’s
tepid wastes.
Instead, hold fast to Nature’s
treasured grace,
Explore the grounds of Fancy,
gain a taste.
For there are things that
death cannot replace,
And oft regrets are what our
thoughts retrace.
So, let us yield to what is
dear, embrace;
Cast folly to the winds and
cease to chase.
Gladness in and out is the
gift of space,
Stray not from thine own
solace.
In order to be happy, one must
praise
The cloth fabricated from
thine own lace.
Embark on life and love’s true
mission, race
Onward and happ’ly to
long-life’s last place.
Poet’s Notes: “Embark” was meant to be a “seize the day” type of piece, inspired in
part by “To His Coy Mistress” but with a depressing or dark undercurrent. That
said, people may interpret the poem anyway they wish, which is one of the
reasons why I enjoy poetry so much--the ambiguity of it can lead readers to
various outcomes or possibilities.
Editor’s Note: The first line contains a nice inner rhyme--a strong beginning to this
lovely sonnet. I like the way the poet varies the rhythm
throughout--consistently inconsistent instead of strict iambic pentameter
(which would have been boring)--while keeping the rhyme scheme constant (Ax14).
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