Sonnet # 16
Luis A. Estable 1958 (Oriente, Cuba)
For many reasons I the world do call
To come as one; turn pain and tears to mirth.
And like a seed in blessing huge though small,
Step by step let us fill with smiles the earth.
We know we flowers with good eyes caress.
And there are those finding snakes so dear.
My deep drops and then my mouth to express,
Look at your mate, no being on earth so near.
The milk we drink from cows can give us health.
A golden ring to fingers, the sky blue.
But nothing has indeed, people, more wealth
Than those who love the sick; your mind review.
Truthful to those who have felt pain so high,
I want the world with its distress good-bye.
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Submitted by luisestable1 on May 16, 2023
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| Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGG |
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 646 |
| Words | 134 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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