Petrarchan Sonnet

 

 

C.B. Anderson, US   To Wealth and Privilege   May your entitlements prove no mirage. May all your dreams come true in every way Imagined—not tomorrow, but today— And let there be no need to camouflage The trappings of success: Let proles massage Your ego with their envy, sans delay. Should you desire a serving of pâté, Let geese come flocking to their meet gavage. Reserve your lodging in a five-star Hilton You travel to inside your new Mercedes. Regale your guests with vintage Port and Stilton, And proposition all the comely ladies. Recite a passage cribbed from Pope or Milton…, Then board a chartered ferry bound for Hades.     About C.B. Anderson, US   C.B. Anderson was the longtime gardener for the PBS television series, The Victory Garden. Since 2003, hundreds of his poems have appeared in scores of print and electronic journals out of North America, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and India. His e-chapbook, A Walk in the Dark, can be found on the website of The New Formalist Press. This is C.B. Anderson's first Sketchbook appearance.