Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

Existential Sonnet

Jon Oak

May 23 
Sonnet
Existential Sonnet

As I cross the gap between
Birth and death to come
I find the most important things
Are what I'm running from
Love and life are like a war
An existential fight
That everyone is fighting for
Running to the light
Why should I feel love at all
If love is not my own
What does reason mean at all
If meaning is alone
Of all my thoughts, I comprehend
Even meaning has an end

About this poem

I wrote this while pondering the existential stuff at work. I have a lot of time to think at work, since I stand there holding a Stop/Slow paddle for traffic safety in construction zones. It's about the things I take for granted, and whether significance is even personal as an individual.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on May 24, 2023

Submitted by brmcc9 on May 24, 2023

23 sec read
61

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEDEFGFGHH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 388
Words 78
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Full analysis for Existential Sonnet »

Discuss the poem Existential Sonnet with the community...

1 Comment
  • shaileeheli
    shaileeheli
    It seemed that the poet shared feelings for different things .
    LikeReply11 months ago

Translation

Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Existential Sonnet" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/161004/existential-sonnet>.

Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

Become a member!

Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

More poems by

Jon Oak

»

June 2024

Poetry Contest

Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
29
days
17
hours
11
minutes
0 entries submitted — 150 remaining

Special Program

Earn Rewards!

Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

Our awesome collection of

Promoted Poems

»

Browse Poetry.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»
Who wrote the poem "The Waste Land"?
A Ezra Pound
B Sylvia Plath
C T.S. Eliot
D W.H. Auden