
Surprise! And so it then began
Sticky scene that wasn’t the plan
Not a showstopper for us all
Sorry if we disappoint you
As the train comes out of the blue
We skip the familiar brawl
Spicy call slipping en masse
Surprise by the earthy bypass
And deliciously dangerous
And all because of the season
And we’re not talking of reason
Don’t be nervous, we’re generous
Dangerous, think before you join
Enjoin for it’s adventurous*
(c) ladyleemanila 2020

- A Jeffreys Sonnet was created by Scott J. Alcorn. It is isosyllabic (only 8 syllable per line), 2 sestets with a cross rhymed couplet (the cross rhyme is in the 2nd to 4th syllable in each of the two lines of the couplet). Also there is a cross rhyme in the first line of the 2nd sestet (between the 2nd to 4th syllable), tying the 1st sestet to the 2nd. So the rhyme scheme would be: aabccb, (b)ddeffe, (e)g (g)e. The letters in ( ) are the cross rhymes.

For: December 2020 Writing Prompts – Putting My Feet in the Dirt, Sunday Writing Prompt – 6th December – Surprise! And then it began. | Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie (wordpress.com), Wordle 485 « The Sunday Whirl (wordpress.com), TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Poet’s Choice, No. 205 | Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry (wordcraftpoetry.com)
What a lovely sonnet! I want to add this form to my magical list of poetry forms for next year. You did a great job. So lovely to see you. ❤
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thank you, Colleen 🙂 so lovely to see you, too ❤
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