a study toward sonnet #47
Cubic zirconiums dressy daywear tenure,
I've coveted your gilded nickel hasp,
I've tried to time out your practised censure
Bright costume jewels speak Platonic love clasp.
Your voice is sultry, raw come hither rasp-
Think you can turn thirty without sorrow?
Privileged Cleopatra yet brooched an asp;
There's less to paste gems on public show.
There's per se precious stones for private stow-
And for now, marcasite is in my grasp,
Fine drop earrings, necklace else, or bandeau-
They glitter true enough for me - I'll gasp.
Crushed glass in eggwhite whisked, sets sublime-
Roman pearls beat off a romantic crime.
{3D interactive chorus:}
Roman pearls ward off a romantic crime.
Roman pearls ward off a romantic felony.
Romantic pearls ward off a romantic tort.