The Karma of Waste: A Sonnet”
A searchlight shines, despite the bright midday;
a ceiling fan spins in an empty room;
an uneaten pork chop is tossed away;
a T.V. glimmers, but no one to view.
A cruiser in the garage, never ridden;
a Fender in the corner, never strummed;
a container in the attic, never opened;
a blazer in the closet, never donned.
The eye will wince at such disparity;
the mind, from guilt, and anger, will ponder;
the hand is forced into frugality
to spare the soul sequela for squander.
What is the final judgment to be faced?
Damnation wrought by the Karma of Waste!
About this poem
This poem looks at the cosmic consequence of waste and squander
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Written on December 31, 2021
Submitted by kputtli on January 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXAX XAXX BCBC DD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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