do not love me for i can't bring you gold,
and only my young mind runs like a bolt;
my heels are too heavy and my legs old,
and i miss the time when i was a colt.
let me anchor and you cont'nue your ship
which you sail for the future not the past;
when you catch a good fish, don't let it slip,
as it's hard to find in the ocean vast.
with my deep love you'll find in yourself strength,
whene'er you brave the waves, or ride the storms
in the journey of wonder and great length
or face alligators or other forms
I shall stay here for i'm decades older,
find your own love to lean on his shoulder.
Sonnet IX
Written by exams.cn
two people were by two trees, she and I:
she seemed to be doing geometry
though she was oft gazing at the blue sky
and i was absorbed in my poetry
then suddenly giggles came from her side
which intrigued me and interrupt\'d my thought
i turned and saw her sweet smiles big and wide
and smiled back in a happy mood she brought
i thus desired to converse, but found no word
and moved around not knowing where to look
she opened her mouth, and yet no sound was heard
and she constantly opened and closed her book
was she the one that i had wished to find
or was i the one that she had in mind?
Sonnet XI
Written by zgob
i now declare no longer i\'ll love you
as my heart\'s passion lies in stat and math
love for love\'s sake will render nothing new
except a heavy sigh along my path
however cold and cruel my act may seem
my dedication to pure truth will yield
to no mundane love and no earthly dream
and don\'t forget the wound will soon be healed
in other world if there is ever one
i pray you will create my life\'s design
but now our separate paths have begun
you\'ll find your love which is as dear as mine
a man must follow where his heart will lead
if not then life is dull and future dread