Through tall, strong trees does a breeze swiftly tear
Singing birds and hidden deer all around
Fragrant smells of flowers soft as the air
Meanwhile everything else makes not a sound
However, unknown, a creek runs poisoned
Polluted by man, to no one's surprise
Fish swimming away from homes destroyed, and
Water, their ally, is now their demise
Swimming swiftly they slowly suffocate
The sun shining happily on their backs
Humans lure them inside of traps with bait
The creek, with time, will regain what it lacks
Someday people will restore what’s not theirs
For now it’s protected by those who care
Singing birds and hidden deer all around
Fragrant smells of flowers soft as the air
Meanwhile everything else makes not a sound
However, unknown, a creek runs poisoned
Polluted by man, to no one's surprise
Fish swimming away from homes destroyed, and
Water, their ally, is now their demise
Swimming swiftly they slowly suffocate
The sun shining happily on their backs
Humans lure them inside of traps with bait
The creek, with time, will regain what it lacks
Someday people will restore what’s not theirs
For now it’s protected by those who care
Sonnet Reflection
In seventh grade my class wrote sonnets, so coming into this project I already understood the basic structure and rhyming scheme used in them. However, I did learn that there are a few different types of sonnets, this includes English, Italian, and Spenserian. In my sonnet, I described a creek and the environment and atmosphere surrounding it. I tried to juxtapose the tranquil setting where the sonnet takes place with the detrimental effects humans have on it. I think I could have done better with my final product, but I am, at the very least, satisfied with my work. I did fail to create a perfect rhyming scheme, and I feel that the ending could have been stronger. However, I'm proud of the imagery and figurative language that I incorporated, and overall I'm very pleased with the way it turned out.