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Title:       Curtal Sonnet
Date:        2022-04-16
Link:        https://spool-five.com/poetry/2022_apr16_curtal/
Word Count:  189
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Today's prompt was a really interesting one. The challenge was to write
a <em>Curtal Sonnet</em>, a form invented by Gerard Manley Hopkins and
used in the poem Pied Beauty[1]. It is a ten-and-a-half line sonnet.
=>[1] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44399/pied-beauty

I was travelling back home this day for Easter so, between the time
spent travelling and the time spent with my family, I didn't have much
time to work on this one, which is a pity, because I really liked this
challenge. Unfortunately I get car sick easily, so I just wrote this on
my phone during a rest-stop on the busride home.

As Jesus was sleeping behind a rock
The bus station was blooming
The passengers standing in a snaked line
My backpack stuffed with jeans and socks
Trying my best to look unassuming
There are no seats, we are all assigned

Five hours later I arrive home
I rush to my room and I want to sing
I lay down, I rest my head, I smile
On my childhood bed, I lie alone
End of trial