The House of Mirth
I want her kiss to be my cherry wine
My laughter to be garlands for her head
I wish that she would be my Valentine
Wherefore as in betrothal we would wed
I want to be her consummate lover
With passion’s spark upon a bed of coal
Through marriage we would honor each other
O! The heights of ecstasy we’d extol!
I wish that in this moment we were one
Yet, this thought is a fleeting vanity
Which does remind me of life’s pleasant fun.
I need her for the sake of sanity.
Thus, a small kindled poetic fire
Inflames the hearth of sacred desire.
About this poem
This sonnet is dedicated to Celia Martinez, a prose composer.
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Written on January 08, 2024
Submitted by NightingalePrince on January 08, 2024
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF CC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 547 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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