Kane and Abel

Written for Round 12 of The Slam (Item ID: 554585)

The Prompt: Write a sonnet on the theme of "Dark Night" or "Dark Soul". This one is a Shakespearean sonnet with the rhyme pattern being abab cdcd efef gg.

Kane And Abel


Two brothers crazy, set off one day
On a long purposeless walk to a far away city,
In the falling dusk, they soon lost their way,
Kane was blind, and Abel deaf, more is the pity.

Kane turned to Abel and shouted in his ear,
How shall we find the way, brother of mine?
Abel just smiled and said, "Have no fear,
Hold my hand and walk, and you will be just fine".

So on went the duo, with the stars as their guide,
Abel started singing, while Kane walked in style,
'Twas a funny thing to see these brothers ride
Steaming with courage, they walked in single file.

Then, very late at night, Kane fell into a valley,
And Abel followed and landed upon his belly.