Sonnet: The Pearl

Oh, how I wished I loved an orphan- girl! A girl who knew not what was meant by love; One who would be my life’s most precious pearl! And glitter forth her joy all life to prove. I dived in life’s sea searching for that pearl; I plunged so many times in vain for her; I took a stone in despair then to hurl; And wow! It was the love I sought so dear! The girl I sought was washed ashore by waves; In frustration, she’d attempted to die! And end her life or marry one who saves; The nuptial knots forever then to tie. Some things in life on your actions depend; If foolish, they could otherwise then end.