Sonnet

As the sunlight beats onto you, you think

Think about how to survive without him

Clouds cover sun, cold and lonely you shrink

The past overpowers you and you dim

The cool salty water frightens your toes

Your face heats up, your eyes burn, a tear

Everything is still, it’s like it has froze

They says he’ll come back, but you cannot cheer

Next year he’ll be gone, and you’re left alone

The cloud disappears and the sun shines through

Guess we didn’t realize how much we’ve grown

I can honestly say that I love him too.

I love him, my big brother, and best friend

It is the strongest bond that will never end.

“As the sunlight beats onto you, you think,” “Think about how you will survive without him.” In these two lines the sun resembles love for someone special. As the sun is continuously shining on you, you think about him and how you will be when he’s no longer there in your presence. As the brilliant sun is essential in our lives that someone is extremely important too. This person for me is my brother, Kevin.
In the third and fourth line I wrote, “Clouds cover sun, cold and lonely you shrink. The past overpowers you and you dim.” In these lines I wanted to show how the clouds sometimes hides and takes over the sun. Just like the past memorizes and thoughts of him could take over you too. Then I wrote in the test lines, “The past overpowers you and you dim.” I used the word ‘dim’ because I thought that word choice was related to the sun. This line could be interpreted like, when I think about him and become grey and sad. You would loose your color, just like when the sun is gone, everyone becomes pale and everyone’s depressed just like when I think about him.
In the first two lines in the second stanza, “The cool salty water frightens your toes.” And, “Your face heats up, your eyes burn, a tear.” These two lines may not seem like they would connect together but, I think that they do. As the water from the ocean touches your toes, the cool temperature and sting of saltiness of the water might shock you a little. Just like as a tear forms from your eyes and falls down your face, you also may to a little surprise that you’re crying.
“Everything is still, it’s like it has froze.” This line in my sonnet, which is located in the second stanza, is saying how nothing moves anymore. Without him here in my life, my own life can’t go on. Everything seems to just stay the same. It’s not the same without him. Just like how it’s not the same life without the sun. The next line after that, “They say he’ll come back, but you cannot cheer.” This line is talking about how my parents and family friends saying after college he’ll be back. But I no one can be sure about that. What if he decides to stay in California? I can’t be happy about him coming back if it never happened yet. Just like when the sun is gone and the rain pours down, no one knows for sure when the sun is coming back out, they just say it’ll come back eventually, just like the forty days of rain.
In the third stanza, “Next year he’ll be gone, and you’re left alone,” is talking about him leaving for college. We would never avoid each other at home and always talk at the dinner table. When he’s gone, I’m going to feel lonely. There’s not going to be anyone to talk to. “I guess we didn’t realize how much we’ve grown, I can honestly say that I love him too.” These two lines are here because most of the time you can’t see the things you really until they’re taken away from you. Graduation is coming up and I know he’s leaving the sooner it comes so I realized how much our brother-sister relationship as grown. I don’t have to hide it anymore I love him.
The very last stanza is my favorite line. “I love him, my big brother, and best friend.” “It is the strongest bond that will never end.” I wanted to show how close we were. I think the line, “The cloud disappears and the sun shines through,” ties in with the last two lines well. As the cloud lets the sun shine through again hope is back. The bond between us will never be broken, even if he’s miles away.
The sun is always going to be out even if you may not be able to see it. The sun is just behind the clouds, but it’s still there. Just like the special someone is always going to be there for you and will always have your back even if they aren’t there in your presents, they will always be there for you. This was the message that I was trying to portray in my sonnet.