Love’s Sorrow or Joy

Write a sonnet focused on love, but it should be either extremely joyful or extremely sorrowful.

Love is a powerful emotion and it often takes our breath away whether it’s because of happiness or heartbreak. With this prompt, craft a sonnet that expresses your feelings about love in an intense and emotional way. Are you soaring in the clouds or sinking deep in despair? Use the traditional sonnet form to explore these deep feelings, and consider focusing on contrasts and paradoxes inherent in the emotion of love.

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