Sonnet

It is dark and the sun has left the sky
The moon is but a small crescent
Far off in the distance, and far from my eye
It offers my room not luminescent

My eyes gain weigh each and every second
And my mind drifts into the abyss
Sleep calls to my mind and beckons
As my dreams drift off into deep bliss

I am quickly woken from my slumber
By a loud noise off in the distance
I open my phone and read the numbers
The time reads 3:05, sleep comes with resistance

Another night like this, I know it all too well
I can't seem to escape insomnia's grip
Sometimes I feel like I'm living in hell
A cold and lonely trip

Sestina

In life you must make yourself Happy
It will keep your mind Free
It is how you stay Young
It is ours to Create
It is ours to Live
This incredible Journey


We find ourselves in this Journey
Figure out what makes us Happy
If we can't find happiness, then happiness we Create
It doesn't matter if you're old or Young
Freedom isn't Free
But it's the price we pay to Live


We fight, scratch, claw and bite to Live
So that when we reach the end of our Journey
We can be Happy
Then offspring we Create
So innocent and Young
We fight so they can be Free


They will try to keep us caged, they fear when we are Free
They don't want to see us Live
They stifle our Journey
They oppress our Happy
They don't let us Create
They keep us from being Young


But we are Young
We are Free
We are Happy
We take the Journey
We Live
And we Create


Because when we Create
We feel Young
And Free
We don't take for granted the opportunity to Live
This is our Journey
And we will live it Happy


I'm Happy because I Create
I'm Free and I am Young
I will successfully Live this sweet Journey

Ode to Dictionary

Oh, dictionary sweet dictionary
You teach us how to spell
You standardized our language
And save us from certain hell

From apple to zebra
You keep us all connected
Too often we read on Facebook
People that don't respect it

We use you for spelling
We use you for speech
We use you for definition
These are the important things you teach

From Webster to Oxford
And all those in between
Online or in print
Whichever way you lean

You're used by the rich
But also the poor
No matter the income
All types can adore

From country to country
You spread your noble roots
From America to China
Saving folks from literary abuse

From Shakespeare to Rowling
From Washington to me
You unify us all
And keep us trouble free