Okay, so it sounds like the title of a Castlevania game. This is a sonnet that I wrote back in college. Some friends of mine were taking a writing class and one of the assignments was to write a sonnet. They dared me to write one if I could and this was the result. It's not amazing, but for a first effort, I'm rather pleased with it.

*Symphony of Madness*

A pale and graceful belle was she, my love.
Alas my lack of gumption sealed my fate,
For she flew swiftly as a mourning dove
And she was gone; for shame, I was too late.

I prayed to God, almighty Lord above
That time could my ineptitude negate
But fear of failure I could not remove.
Fair company I then began to hate.

Within me love and loathing always strove.
Together joined as man and mismatched mate,
Discordant pair safe harboured in the cove:
My soul, therein sense to eradicate.

Behold my madness played in symphony
For love that never was and shall not be.

oh, doesnt that suck. :(

not the poem, but the situation.

great write.

Wow....this brings back some memeories of my own ...and don't we all play the "what if" game with ourselves....
Great piece of writing.....