Sister, My Sister (Sonnet)

Sister, my sister I wish you were I said too carelessly As I gazed into her face tanned so flawlessly Now that’s a tongue twister said the minister A sister can give you a life full of painful blisters And so I looked at her thoughtlessly My spirit was high with hope restlessly And I replied, “But sister my sister so can a geezer” She held my hand and laughed and cried A friend can be stronger than blood And what we have is a far greater treasure But when I stared at her I knew she lied A sister is a treasure no one can measure But no one can love you more than God Copyright 2013 Sylvia Chidi