Sophy Chen

Veteran Poet - 1,706 Points (1975 / Lueyang County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province of China.)

poet Sophy Chen

Sonnet 4 We Met On A Cross Road - Poem by Sophy Chen

— To Ruijie



I've searched you on web by all your key words
Thousands of times I failed with great sadness
By accident you appeared in my dream
Last night we met on our way to classroom

But I didn't know which University it was
It looks like around mountains, trees and cliffs
As if our departure we met on a cross road
With smile in vain at each other we looked

“Where are you going to? ” unnaturally I asked
“On my way to be a linguist” You said
“I'd like to be a poet” eagerly I said
With long hair dancing in the wind you nodded

Suddenly I was woken by women gossiping
Out side of window with some dogs barking


2013-10-10 China

Topic(s) of this poem: friendship

Form: Sonnet


Poet's Notes about The Poem

It is so nice to thinking a friend!

Comments about Sonnet 4 We Met On A Cross Road by Sophy Chen

  • Jazib Kamalvi (9/18/2017 3:37:00 AM)


    A refined poetic imagination, Sophy. You may like to read my poem, Love And Lust. Thank you. (Report) Reply

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  • Edward Kofi Louis (4/26/2016 12:56:00 AM)


    On our way to classroom. Nice work. (Report) Reply

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  • Daniel Brick (12/8/2015 11:05:00 PM)


    The topic of this poem is definitely friendship but its meaning is better expressed by the word in the photo you chose, namely, FATE. This is not a poem which blithely assumes we can get what we want. It does just the opposite: it shows how even chance conspires with fate to keep us locked into a life we did not choose but must still live through. I have been reading traditional Chinese poems for fifty years, and your poem echoes a very famikiar theme of the final meeting, the parting of two friends. It is heart-breaking but so true to life. (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (12/9/2015 12:15:00 AM)

    Dear Daniel Brick,

    Thanks for your long comments and I am so nice to get your comments really.I will keep writing in English.
    Thank you again

    Sophy Chen from China

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  • Sophy Chen (10/29/2015 10:17:00 PM)


    Thanks for your comments Ratnakar,
    What you said is true.Good dreams give us good mind, but bad dreams give us bad mind so we all wish good dreams!     (Report) Reply

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  • Sophy Chen (10/29/2015 10:14:00 PM)


    Thanks for your comments Ratnakar,

    What you said is true.Good dreams give us good mind, but bad dreams give us bad mind so we all wish good dreams!     (Report) Reply

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  • Sophy Chen (10/29/2015 10:10:00 PM)


    Thanks for your coments Ratnakar,
    What you said is true! good dreams give us good mind but bad ones give us bad mind.So we all wish good dreams
    SophyChen in China     (Report) Reply

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  • Dr.tony Brahmin (9/20/2015 1:43:00 PM)


    “I'd like to be a poet” eagerly I said
    With long hair dancing in the wind you nodded
    very nice imagination. your dream and the desire to become a poet. very nice. thank you     (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (9/22/2015 8:13:00 PM)

    Thanks Dr.tony Brahmin,
    Thanks for your encoragement, and i will keep doing!
    Thanks

    Sophy Chen from China

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  • (9/18/2015 1:30:00 AM)


    Enjoyable sonnet, dreams do bring people to mind while sleeping, fulfilling an unspoken need from living during the day. Wonderful poem, Sophy! Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn. (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (9/19/2015 8:44:00 PM)

    Thanks for your comments RoseAnn,

    It's a real story that I wrote in this poem for I really could not find my friend and I found her on line again and again but I failed.
    In my poem I sometimes would like to write some real story but so many Chinese poets and critics think we should not tell real story in our poems so sometimes i am confused on this.

    Sophy Chen from China

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  • Anil Kumar Panda (9/15/2015 2:49:00 AM)


    Really a a nice sonnet. Liked it. (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (9/15/2015 9:24:00 PM)

    Thanks Tiku，

    Thanks for your words
    Is it really like a sonnet and i just try my best to write it as a sonnet
    Thank you again!

    Sophy from China

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  • Kelly Kurt (9/12/2015 11:16:00 AM)


    Sophy, I enjoyed this sonnet very much. Touching and well written! (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (9/13/2015 12:24:00 AM)

    Thank you Kelly for your encouragement
    I love sonnet so mcuh.I just try to write English sonnet and i wish i can write better sonnets

    Thank you again!

    Sophy

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  • David Wood (9/12/2015 5:40:00 AM)


    a delightful sonnet, it's so nice to think of a fried you haven't seen for a while. A lovely topic for a sonnet....10 (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (9/12/2015 6:44:00 AM)

    Thanks Divid!

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  • (9/12/2015 1:38:00 AM)


    Dreams are celestial gifts to human beings. One can see anything and derive happiness while in a dream. Rational or irrational, practical or impractical dreams are our good companions.More over they liberate the dreamer from their influence soon after his awakening. (Report) Reply

    Sophy Chen (11/17/2015 9:29:00 PM)

    Thanks Ratnakar Mandlik,
    What you said is true and i will keep doing!

    Sophy

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