Beach Walk

Summary

The web content presents a reflective sonnet titled "Beach Walk" by an author participating in the Poemorama challenge by Paper Poetry, expressing concern about littering on beaches and advocating for environmental cleanliness.

Abstract

The author of the poem "Beach Walk" shares their experience of enjoying a serene beach walk, which is marred by the sight of trash. The poem, structured as a sonnet, is the author's first attempt at this poetic form and is part of the Poemorama challenge initiated by Carolyn Hastings. The author grapples with understanding the proper structure of a sonnet, including the volta, but decides to embrace the challenge despite the initial intimidation. The poem conveys a message of environmental responsibility, questioning the lack of care for public spaces and encouraging everyone to contribute to maintaining cleanliness, aiming for a sublime, trash-free earth.

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The author expresses dismay at the presence of trash on the beach, suggesting it stems from either laziness or indifference.
There is a sense of personal responsibility and a call to action for collective effort in keeping the environment clean.
The author acknowledges their own imperfections and does not claim to be faultless, indicating a humble approach to the issue.
The act of writing the sonnet itself is seen as a personal challenge, with the author admitting to overthinking the structure and execution of the poem.
There is an underlying optimism that change can happen, with the author hoping for a cleaner earth and suggesting that today is a good day to start taking action.

A sonnet

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Taking a walk along the beach is fine. Feeling ocean breezes, hearing waves crash; Moments such as these can be so divine, But then I look around and see some trash.

Is picking up all of your trash so hard? Is it laziness or a lack of care? I don’t think you would do this to your yard, So why would you do such a thing elsewhere?

You should know I’m not trying to be mean Or act like I am perfect all the time. I wish and hope for the earth to be clean; If that can happen, it would be sublime.

To keep things clean, can we all do our part? I think today is a good day to start.

This was my attempt at a sonnet for Prompt 5 of Poemorama. It’s my first one. This form of poetry has been a bit intimidating for me, which had me putting off trying it. I was having some trouble understanding how to progress it properly and create a volta at the end. Maybe I was overthinking it. I tend to do that with things sometimes.

The link below is for Part 1 of Poemorama from Carolyn Hastings.

Poemorama at Paper Poetry

Beach Walk

A sonnet

Poemorama

Paper Poetry’s panorama of poetry prompts