Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Sonnet

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Sonnet: noun - apoem of fourteen lines with ten syllables, using various formal rhyme schemesand generally having a single theme.
Shakespeare, of course, famously wrote sonnets and I wastempted to simply quote one of his here. However, I thought, as a writer, Ishould try the form myself. So, here's my effort. Let me know what you think,please.

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Our thoughts and our ideas on paperExpressed in hope of spreading our beliefsAnd by such methods to be the shaperOf minds that might then reside in reliefsThe like of which they had not yet conceivedIn the frenzy of their dull existenceAs to ancient lore they had still cleavedTheir instruction offering resistanceTo theories so repugnant to their mentorsWho denying truth but selecting liesWould rather listen to those vile stentorsBasing faith on warped and distorted criesThat worship the notion of truth bereft Of proofs and make all honesty mere theft
With thanks to Wordwebfor its extensive collection of synonyms and to the Penguin Rhyming Dictionary; a veritable compendium of poetic possibilities.I'm no poet, and this is the best I could do in the 30minutes I allowed myself for this exercise.