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A Sonnet for Henry Thoreau
January 23, 2012
It all started with a journal for thought
Inside was a fondness for intrinsic life
From this, came the divine verses he sought
Upbrought in a cabin filled with forest light
Outside his life of dainty poetry
He fell for a woman none to be his own
In his young heart, love was his tragedy
For, his brother shared the same love condoned
He was a guileless transcendentalist
His meals cohered of vegan cuisine only
He took part as an abolitionist
He was superb, but for the most part lonely
Gone is our marvelous Henry Thoreau
But in his poems our hearts still furrow
© Nathan P., Scotch Plains, NJ
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