Poetry Submission: An Original Sonnet

Photo by Lynnette Martinez ’25

By Lynnette Martinez ’25

Exploring all of her hidden gems

For the load she possesses is infinite 

Before I am sent to my home to be condemned

Daydreaming about her beauty for she is exquisite 

Following the path created by the palm tree walls

The heat of the sand burns my feet

And the sounds of innocent joy surround us all

As she begins to seeth.

Light beams crystalize the surface 

But fail to illuminate the darkness beneath

Her strong waves making me nervous

As I feel her current sweeping my feet.

The illusion of shallow waters hypnotizing

Until I’m swimming to shore but no longer moving.