A sonnet which combines an opera with a rondo in a real life scenario
-Gayathri B. Seetharam
My liberal mind is a mirror to my soul
For it speaks of liberty, equality and peaceful justice
As does the Canadian constitution
For with democracy come the "songs of freedom"
But a free soul is bound to the laws of society to a considerable extent
And I say that if the tiger lily represents the opera of my feminist walk
As a working engineer and wife and mother for with the high pitch of music
Comes the analogy to the furious pace at which I worked and achieved
The narcissus connotes the fact that I began to revel in my womanhood
But I say that it is a rondo, musically speaking, for I do, in my writing and artwork
Represent the feminine feminist side of my personality
And my engineering and scientific work bring out the essence of being a liberated engineer
For my thoughts are completely revolutionary and explore a side of engineering not done before
I say to my soul, look at your mind and heart and face and body for therein lies the answer to the question, Who am I?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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