Sonnet X

ironger

Sonnet X

Written by zgob

a sudden knock at my door startled me:
/ J+ ?$ h1 ]. ?" E, Iwho would visit this lone place so remote?
as i saw a girl with a face gloomy
3 D% G7 X& V: I% R& |- amy heart sank like a heavily wrecked boat
5 G) T" @1 m- H; I+ Tshe closed her eyes before she drank
% y7 `- {8 `0 ?4 f  m8 Efor fearing that she would see her own face
. |/ `2 X) F1 T/ @) Uat this moment my mind became all blank
so where were my old love's beauty and grace?
under her darkened brow lay one black eye
* ^9 k2 Y( h; S# b+ uher fair cheeks were carved with a tiger's claws
her shining hair was now so dull and dry
and his hard paws had broken her soft jaws
/ q+ n( _) f, C* V9 e/ j! P5 v3 Pnever live with a man for his money
5 H, f1 R" S+ Z+ S7 U, }7 Aonly true love is as sweet as honey