L135. Sonnets.

Sonnet:noun.

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. A sonnet is a poetic form that has fourteen lines. It originated in Italy in the thirteenth century, and though it has generally kept some of the original rules, such as the number of lines and having a specific rhyme scheme and meter, the conventions of sonnets have changed over the centuries to some degree. There are two primary branches of the sonnet form—the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet and the English or Shakespearean sonnet.

Pitter patter sound of rain on the roof.
Set the cat on a mission to be aloof.
Out the door, onto the wall, the cat went.
Hell bent the feline had to pay the rent.
Everyone slept, the cat was on a mission.
No one cared, heard, seeked or listened.
Stealth like motion the cat manoeuvred.
With abandonment, years of evolution.
Pounce here, pounce there, just a scare.
Pitch black dark and rain, what a pair.
Mouse leaving the surety of its house.
So the two meet, mouse gives squeak.
Brave feline scared, spooked; had a leak.




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