Rachel's Birthday Sonnet



On this summed day in happy joy to band,
Held are you seen a Swan in gorgeous worth!
Where natal's mirth is graced in loving grand,
And happiness this day is recalls birth!
Here gain of life to year invokes a tune,
To raise in honour you by birthday's song,
So earn'st impart is now complete in croon,
To wish a celebration of love strong!
Yet now my twin in bosom state of mind,
On each time's date remember living's swell!
For be it in attain a heaven's kind,
Of ever peace increasing in age dwell!
Thus birthday's Auld Lang Syne attends in much,
When joyfulness of years greet's coming such!

About this poem

Written for my friend Rachel Tax's birthday the 25th February which is also mine and we share the same faith.

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Submitted by bradshaighb on February 25, 2023

Modified on April 11, 2023

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Scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 601
Words 124
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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