Summer Sonnet for Carrie
water broken, he purchased a new car
oppression breaks as lovers drive away
girls dress-up, dreaming of eternity
boy, meanwhile, climbs hills, muddy banks, and trees
while eighteen hundred head-stones remind that
life’s fast fragile hours are precious and hard
hometowns and birthplaces are not the same
fireworks and sunset over the city
holding her interest and her body
boy and nashville comfort abroad and here
flying saucers unite friends for fun times
inside bars and out at Percy-Warner
a lazy day to consume film and food
walk through a hotel where we do not sleep
unplanned time with friends full of trivia
prelude to summer’s end celebration
naked african walls covered in beans
wooden sticks covered with angelic love
on campus he hears brotherhood arrive
test in one hand, pizza in the other
lovers separate for bro and girl time
anticipate reunion in two days
hey, there is treasure back here...crash...dang it
love ends another fight to understand
awkwardness dissolves like fruit dip and tea
eliptical dancing living loving
cranium game we thought was eternal
ends with mediocre food and music
less scary than Willy Wonka’s office
whimsical holes and staples intrigue us
we wander ‘tween canvas...“such is mango!”
smokey green wave
laps around look rock while
shipwrecked sailors cease calls for help to kiss
hit the road, stop, look at a map, truck on
McGill, Best Prize Fighter in the Nation
a run in with the rose festival queen
lights darkness where we don’t communicate
robert and annie are married today!
carrie catches bouquet and disclaimers
depart anxious for familiar mattress
Mimi and mom’s inquisition awaits
along with a letter long overdue
our quest for friendship does not end at home
but with more friends and a revolution
oppression breaks as lovers drive away
girls dress-up, dreaming of eternity
boy, meanwhile, climbs hills, muddy banks, and trees
while eighteen hundred head-stones remind that
life’s fast fragile hours are precious and hard
hometowns and birthplaces are not the same
fireworks and sunset over the city
holding her interest and her body
boy and nashville comfort abroad and here
flying saucers unite friends for fun times
inside bars and out at Percy-Warner
a lazy day to consume film and food
walk through a hotel where we do not sleep
unplanned time with friends full of trivia
prelude to summer’s end celebration
naked african walls covered in beans
wooden sticks covered with angelic love
on campus he hears brotherhood arrive
test in one hand, pizza in the other
lovers separate for bro and girl time
anticipate reunion in two days
hey, there is treasure back here...crash...dang it
love ends another fight to understand
awkwardness dissolves like fruit dip and tea
eliptical dancing living loving
cranium game we thought was eternal
ends with mediocre food and music
less scary than Willy Wonka’s office
whimsical holes and staples intrigue us
we wander ‘tween canvas...“such is mango!”
smokey green wave
laps around look rock while
shipwrecked sailors cease calls for help to kiss
hit the road, stop, look at a map, truck on
McGill, Best Prize Fighter in the Nation
a run in with the rose festival queen
lights darkness where we don’t communicate
robert and annie are married today!
carrie catches bouquet and disclaimers
depart anxious for familiar mattress
Mimi and mom’s inquisition awaits
along with a letter long overdue
our quest for friendship does not end at home
but with more friends and a revolution
posted by Matt @ 1:45 AM
2 Comments:
At 6/13/2005 11:44 PM,
Matt said…
carrie and i just returned from a 2 week pilgrimage to tenessee. we passed through 9 states, visited 2 auto shops, wore 7 mustaches, and visited tons of old friends. i wrote a few lines of this sonnet each day. the poem sums up key experiences we shared. some phrases are vague. some are specific. all are written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. (in my case, this means counting 10 syllables on my fingers.) feel free to post questions about any line you want to know more about. here is what the sonnet looked like as i composed it:
5/27/05 (Henshaw, Kentucky)
water broken, he purchased a new car
oppression breaks as lovers drive away
5/28/05 (Henshaw, Kentucky)
girls dress-up, dreaming of eternity
boy, meanwhile, climbs hills, muddy banks, and trees
while eighteen hundred head-stones remind that
life’s fast fragile hours are precious and hard
5/29/05 (Nashville, TN)
hometowns and birthplaces are not the same
fireworks and sunset over the city
holding her interest and her body
boy and nashville comfort abroad and here
5/30/05 (Nashville, TN)
flying saucers unite friends for fun times
inside bars and out at Percy-Warner
5/31/05 (Nashville, TN)
a lazy day to consume film and food
walk through a hotel where we do not sleep
6/1/05 (Nashville, TN)
unplanned time with friends full of trivia
prelude to summer’s end celebration
6/2/05 - 6/3/05 (Nashville, TN)
naked african walls covered in beans
wooden sticks covered with angelic love
on campus he hears brotherhood arrive
test in one hand, pizza in the other
6/4/05 (Carrie-Nashville, TN; Matt-Knoxville, TN)
lovers separate for bro and girl time
anticipate reunion in two days
hey, there is treasure back here...crash...dang it
6/5/05 (Knoxville, TN)
love ends another fight to understand
awkwardness dissolves like fruit dip and tea
6/6/05 (Knoxville, TN)
eliptical dancing living loving
cranium game we thought was eternal
ends with mediocre food and music
6/7/05 (Knoxville, TN)
less scary than Willy Wonka’s office
whimsical holes and staples intrigue us
we wander ‘tween canvas...“such is mango!”
6/8/05 (The Smokey Mtns. near Maryville, TN)
smokey green wave
laps around look rock while
shipwrecked sailors cease calls for help to kiss
6/9/05 (Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, etc.)
hit the road, stop, look at a map, truck on
McGill, Best Prize Fighter in the Nation
6/10/05 (Van, TX)
a run in with the rose festival queen
lights darkness where we don’t communicate
6/11/05 (Van, TX)
robert and annie are married today!
carrie catches bouquet and disclaimers
6/12/05 (on the road; College Station, TX)
depart anxious for familiar mattress
Mimi and mom’s inquisition awaits
along with a letter long overdue
our quest for friendship does not end at home
but with more friends and a revolution
At 6/15/2005 12:20 PM,
Sommer West, MPH said…
hey matt! glad ya'll had fun! that's a fun little sonnet.
when is costa rica?
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