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My Fourteen Children
June 2, 2009
My fourteen children, how will I clothe you?
When thoughts are money, how can I afford
To buy ten shoes for each and still be true
To all life’s fragments which I shall record?
I cannot buy the universe right now.
I cannot seal it with a perfect bow.
And yet I make my ink your blood somehow;
You all start living when my pen says so.
Your mommy’s poor, but she will do her best,
Above your crib a mobile she will place.
You all will grow and will be put to test
Until you stand so strong, stand face to face.
And you will listen; I too follow rules.
With proper training, you’ll turn into jewels.
© Daniel H., Durham, NC
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This article has 8 comments.
Victor said...
on Mar. 5 2010 at 7:30 am
Wow! That was a strong poem, and the message was clear. Good job!
Nika Allahverdi SILVER said...
on Sep. 13 2009 at 10:22 pm
At first it may seem like the sonnet is about a mother failing to provide for her children, but if you read into it, you can see that the sonnet is actually about an amateur writer creating a sonnet and fearing failure. The reason she had 14 children is because each child represents a line of the sonnet (sonnets have 14 lines)
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 13 2009 at 2:25 pm
Was this about the woman who had fourteen children and no way to provide for them?
jennee21_ann GOLD said...
on Sep. 9 2009 at 3:32 pm
wow! haha this is really very good. how did you come up with this idea? it's very creative, and is very tender :) well done! check out some of my work if you get a chance, i love the feedback. and keep writing, i enjoyed this :) 5 stars!
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