The Sonnet of Shadows
A dance of light and darkness in love’s memory, where joy and sorrow share the same breath.
Beneath the silver hush of midnight skies,
I trace the glow your laughter left behind.
A fleeting spark where tender daylight lies,
Now ghosted by the doubts within my mind.
Our joy once bloomed like roses in the sun,
Yet thorns of silence crept where petals fell.
The brightest days and darkest nights are one,
A woven tale that love alone can tell.
For every dawn that warms the aching heart,
A twilight waits to steal its gentle hue.
Though light and shadow tear the world apart,
They blend, as I remain in love with you.
So let this fragile truth forever be:
Both grief and grace have made a home in me.
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This poem was written in response to the “Sonnet of Shadows” prompt for a community poetry competition on Vocal Media.
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FPS: The Last Flame Challenge Winners
Welcome to our first Winners Announcement of the year and to the final challenge in the Fall Poetry Series. The Last Flame invited writers to sit with endings, using fire as a central image to consider what remains when something burns out: ash, warmth, memory, silence, or the faint promise of what comes next. The strongest pieces treated endings as gradual rather than sudden, allowing them to flicker, dim, and linger.
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Comments (7)
Amazing!
I love the smooth rhythm and rhyme of this sonnet…excellent! I especially like: “Beneath the silver hush of midnight skies, I trace the glow your laughter left behind.”
Wow! This is a strong candidate for this contest. So much to like - including, right off the bat, "the silver hush of midnight skies." Just beautiful language. Also really liked "Though light and shadow tear the world apart..." The challenge of a sonnet is to honor the structure without the poem feeling forced. Your rhythm and rhyme are both very natural and flow freely throughout the poem. Love this.
really like your choice of words
Now ghosted by the doubts within my mind. I absolutely loved this line. It was so well written that it transferred exactly what you were feeling and envisioning through the screen. Silence as thorns. That it creeps where petals fell? This was clever and tender in the way it was expressed. Wow. I love this imagery. Light and shadow tearing the world apart. The last line was so real and riddled in sadness yet hopeful. Fantastic work Aarsh 🤗❤️
nicely written.
A lovely sonnet, Aarsh