Chapter 1: The Challenge of Creation

In April of 2023, Alec Zarenkiewicz issued a creative challenge: choose any subject and write about it daily for an entire year. My chosen theme? Water — shared weekly in curated collections.

As we approach the final entries of 'Watery Wednesdays,' I find myself contemplating themes of closure and tranquility. Honestly, I’m eager for a break…

Here’s a distinctive sonnet. I refer to it as 'distinctive' because I usually favor the traditional Shakespearian style, utilizing iambic pentameter and the A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D-E-F-E-F-G-G rhyme pattern.

By the way, Kristina Holbrook, I believe I neglected to tag you in my last post about William, as I had promised. My apologies! Here’s the link to that previous entry:

Now, returning to today’s sonnet: this piece varies in structure, incorporating alternating lines of 4 and 6 syllables (with one couplet being an exception, consisting of 5 and 5). The rhyme scheme is A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D-E-F-G-E-F-G.

Let the rain fall a fine-drenching cascade singing its call of a debt to be paid to you — yes, you put away your sharp swords. This world is new, Protector. Your rewards shall pour upon your body from the clouds like sacred vials from a starlit swan. Remove these shrouds. Completed are your trials.

Thank you for taking the time to read! Last week, 'Watery Wednesdays' took an unexpected turn with a well-known underwater fiction piece. If you missed the drabble, you can find it here: Copyright © E.A. Colquitt 2024. No AI was used in the creation of this post.