Danger!! ...Fans!

Cheeky Missy

(sonnet attempt # XLII) 

XLII

Fans frequently are fickle folk, I find.
Forever so demanding, though they praise; 
Impossible to please, to my dismay.
To earn their approbation I'm inclined: 
A never-ending weary task behind
Which but eventually I fall, to raise
My head, discovering...alas! that they
Depart, amusement elsewhere thus in mind.
For efficacious flattery so fluent
There's none can beat in that so snaring ploy: 
Sincerity assured with good intent, 
They "butter-up" and thereby they destroy....
For giddy with applause, I lose my sense, 
And do most anything to it enjoy! 

16/25Feb11

  • Author: Chic George (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 26th, 2011 00:57
  • Comment from author about the poem: So I thought I'd better compose.....okay, a sonnet.....on....what? The first line came and I played with it, struggling out of the octave into the sestet. Have I fans? I dunno. What a bold thought. I only know some praise me, and intoxicated, I fall eventually.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • SauravRHS

    This poem makes me your fan! The first line is such good alliteration! Lovely!

    • Cheeky Missy

      Yeah, probably my only use of alliteration thus far...I confess myself terribly fond of that first line too, feeling finally I had accomplished something, hahaha! Thanks for your friendly comment and approbation!

    • Alexandre Landsley

      Interesting poem!!!

      • Cheeky Missy

        Thank you very much!



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