Sonnet Xii Poem by Sam Peterson

Some, for their lovers, mighty towers build
Tall works of shinning steel and solid stone
Others, still more devoted, shower jewels
Across the breasts, hands and wrists of their loves

Men have walked miles across the burning sands
Or braved the oceans and all her perils
Facing deadly foes and hopeless chances
To see once more the women of their dreams

Artworks of unfathomable beauty
Requiring all the creator’s soul
Fill our fine galleries and museums
In testament of loves long forgotten

The only monument I make for you
Out of poor simple words I roughly hew