A Penny For Your Thoughts

Contest entry: Forms: Sonnet (a,b,a,b) (c,d,c,d) (e,f,e,f) (g,g) Three stanzas and a couplet(a summary) .. Ten syllables per line You may search and find a saying to inspire you please include the quote on your work.. Please use_ A Penny For Your Thoughts as your title.. ------------------------------------------------------ A Penny For Your Thoughts Father said, son listen to that church bell Life just may beat you into submission Or drag you deep into a living hell To avoid that seek truth as your mission Sound of truth rings so very loud and clear Let goodness be your greatest living guide On that path the Light casts away all fear Your love and deeds you will not have to hide Son asks, dad how can I always be sure Will there not be days of terrible doubt My son, live your life seeking to be pure Then his love you will never be without Tis' the courage to continue that counts In this race , best we use our finest mounts Robert J. Lindley, 03-14-2015 Poem contest entry... Results shown: Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 Total # Syllables: 140 Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 115 ------------------------------------------------------ Nationality: English Type: Statesman Born: November 30, 1874 Died: January 24, 1965 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill My quote chosen comes from the famous and brilliant quote from the epically great Sir Winston Churchill. I had to slightly rephrase the quote to meet the ten syllable requirement of the sonnet form used. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strikes me that the deepest thought we can ever have is this.... Where do we go after this life ends and how do we find that path? My poem gives the answer that so many reject...