| Sonnet X Written by zgob
 a sudden knock at my door startled me:
 who would visit this lone place so remote?
 as i saw a girl with a face gloomy
 my heart sank like a heavily wrecked boat
 she closed her eyes before she drank
 for fearing that she would see her own face
 at 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
 her 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
 never live with a man for his money
 only true love is as sweet as honey
 |