Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #125
The Girl Who Sank An Island
by Belinda Roddie
The girl who sank an island had a skill
that no other magician could admit
he had the capacity to reveal,
so she submerged the city, bit by bit,
whether out of boredom, or spite, or greed.
She would not tell, despite the constant threats,
questions, or accusations. Crowds would plead
for explanation. Others would take bets
on whether she'd divulge the truth. But she,
gifted mage that she was, would never spill
the reason behind her rough sorcery
that plunged a place as vibrant and as filled
with life as Atlantis into the deep,
and those who asked too much were put to sleep.
by Belinda Roddie
The girl who sank an island had a skill
that no other magician could admit
he had the capacity to reveal,
so she submerged the city, bit by bit,
whether out of boredom, or spite, or greed.
She would not tell, despite the constant threats,
questions, or accusations. Crowds would plead
for explanation. Others would take bets
on whether she'd divulge the truth. But she,
gifted mage that she was, would never spill
the reason behind her rough sorcery
that plunged a place as vibrant and as filled
with life as Atlantis into the deep,
and those who asked too much were put to sleep.
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