Challenge
Challenge of the Week #59: Modernise Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I Compare Thee’ sonnet. The most masterfully written piece, as voted and determined by the Prose team, will be crowned winner and receive $100. Quality beats quantity, always, but numbers make things easier for our judges, so share, share, share with friends, family, and connections. #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
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Sonnet 2018
Should I compare you to the sun? Page three?
Your standards are consistent with your grace.
They lay it on one page. What enthralls me?
Your corners, curves and beauty, our hearts race.
Sometimes I am overwhelmed by your stare,
Everything else around me goes away.
The models droop, wrinkle and fade from fair,
Your beauty never wanes. It's there to stay.
You'll never lose your beauty nor your looks,
And even when you die they will not leave.
Your eulogy is carved in stone not books,
Your love in action will a pattern weave.
A blanket stretching all of human kind.
So long as people feel your love and mine.