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Virtue (A Phillis Wheatley Write-Like)

November 19, 2010
By MollRz PLATINUM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MollRz PLATINUM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The treasure of thy precious chest so rare
Thou must protect until thy betrothal
If thou might seek the tender hand of lust
Search not here or thou shall commit a sin
Thou shall be consumed in wallowing grief

If thou should not reveal thy belov’d jewel
Then a day shall come when thou shall know bliss
If thou should attend valued chastity
With patience, thou shall earn worshipped pleasure
Court her then, as a gentleman of love

Cherub of the soul to lead to rapture

O, don’t lose faith, thy seraph shall guide ye
On through the pearly gates of desire
Thou, proper queen, shall burn with fi’ry passion
A fierce, unknown love in thy swollen heart
But guard virtue as thou would a gemstone

Teach thy offspring the same noble gesture
To endure and passion to sequester.


The author's comments:
I wrote this in 6th grade ( I am now in 8th). The assignment as to write a poem to model one of Phillis Wheatley's. I read her poem, "On Virtue", and was much inspired by it. Even though I may not share the same beliefs as Wheatley, I thought that the language she used and her style was amazing. I modeled her syllable count, topic, and roughly her rhyme scheme. Here is the product, and I hope you enjoy!

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