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My Fourteen Children

June 2, 2009
By Nika Allahverdi SILVER, Los Angeles, California
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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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Nated315 DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2015 at 11:25 am
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This sonnet is in perfect format. Bad to good. And in only 14 lines, you convey a true, deep meaning. KEEP WRITING :)
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That was really moving. I can feel the emotion, and I think that it was very powerful. Keep writing, and great job.
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Really nice! really sad! but its got alot of optomistic lines! I like it! alot really!

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This is okay. Although, I thought it could be powerful.

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Wow! That was a strong poem, and the message was clear. Good job!
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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)
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Was this about the woman who had fourteen children and no way to provide for them?
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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!