Challenge
Challenge of the Week #59: Modernise Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I Compare Thee’ sonnet. The most masterfully written piece, as voted and determined by the Prose team, will be crowned winner and receive $100. Quality beats quantity, always, but numbers make things easier for our judges, so share, share, share with friends, family, and connections. #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
SUMMER’S APOTHEOSIS
You are incomparable
Surpassing the metaphor
But if I had to compare you to anything
It would be to summer, even though you are more
Truer in your brilliancy than any summer day I knew
You are warmer than sunshine when I need warmth
But cooler when I need calmness
And while the seasons change, your summer lasts.
Know you are remembered
In this poem that shall keep you
Safe from death, free from oblivion, forever
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