Daybreak Sonnet

Daybreak

Her head falls as her long beautiful hair covers her face.
The thickness of her hair blinds the sun, for morning has come too early.
Her eyes begin to flutter like the wind on a stormy day
as she remains motionless to absorb the warmth on her earthy
tone skin. As the warm air starts to heat the room, the girlie
fragrances on her dresser start to emerge. The smell of chocolate flows
through her nostrils and disperse among her veins. She thinks surly
it’s time to get up since the scent of chocolate makes my heart glows.
Violent winds thrust through the window bought in by low
rainstorm clouds. The mist of the rain suffocates the colors of my dreams
while the rain drops cloud my window screen. The trees outside display a show
waving like the crowd at the falcons game playing in the snow.
These images allow me to tighten up like a glove
in order to get out of bed and soar like a dove.

By Shanterica Brooks


I wrote this poem as a class assignment; however it turned out to be very good. This poem helped me understand how to write a sonnet in iambic pentameter. I was able to determine the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the quatrains and couplets that make up a Shakespearean sonnet. This part was hard, because it is hard to create a rhyme scheme without making the poem seem elementary. So I decided to select a topic that would tell a story that people can relate to. Since most sonnets tell tales of love or philosophy, I decided to focus on getting out of the bed. The first section describes not being able to get out of bed. The second section describes the atmosphere of the room and builds suspense, before the conclusion. Writing this poem helped me master the structure and rhythm of sonnets, while learning how to take other people ideas and thoughts and making into my own.