Sad Songs - The Poetry of Homophones

By Wait-A-Bit Publishing Co.

This debut work of poetry welcomes you on a journey through captivating realms. It delves into the beauty of nature and the enchantment of the changing seasons. Additionally, it presents an exciting challenge to grammar enthusiasts, encouraging them to uncover many homophone pairs nestled within each poem. The author firmly believes rhymes foster language proficiency and recommends that educators use this collection to illustrate instances of sound-alike words in their classes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Apr 2, 2024
• ISBN: 9781445795928

Book preview

WINTER

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A SOLDIER OUT OF TIME

Seize this chance, young man,

To live as much as you can;

Take some stationery with you

And write to us of the view—

From deep behind enemy lines.

Hale and hearty when sent out,

To their cause, he was devout;

But too long spent in hailstorm

Of bullets from both sides of war—

Has left him with naught but scars.

His gait is heavy, and his pain is much,

He’s a pane that shatters at slightest touch;

Churning seas stir deep within

Not sure to flee or enter in—

And so he stands outside the gate.

The world that he now sees,

Is nothing like that of yester eve's;

And not to be contrary

It's like he never left, but was stationary—

While Time was the one that marched on.

A BARN IN WINTER

The stately yew tree bore silent witness,

As the pregnant ewe laboured in distress;

You and I were fast asleep

From drinking rich, dark barley mead—

The embers banked, and fields adorned with