The Pernicious Potation: A Sonnet on Sobriety
I doth ponder o'er the souls for whom my verse
Is meant, yet still my message doth remain:
That nought of ethanol doth our health immerse
In healthful bliss, and free from woe and pain.
The quantity most salubrious and pure,
Is that which doth from ethanol abstain.
For though it may one's senses oft allure,
'Tis but a poison that doth bring us bane.
So let us not be tempted by the brew
That doth our judgment cloud and morals skew.
But let us choose the path that's pure and true,
And in our health and well-being ever renew.
For though the road be long and oft unclear,
'Tis but the journey to a life most dear.
About this poem
The theme of the sonnet is the danger of alcohol consumption and the importance of abstaining from it for one's health and well-being.
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Written on January 16, 2023
Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on January 15, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABAB CBCB DDDD EE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 618 |
| Words | 131 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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