Andrea Dietrich Poet Sonnet

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For Edward iIbeh's 'This or That, Vol 26' Poetry Contest

July 12, 2024

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Nadir

He had a house and money he could spend.
But that was not enough; he wanted more.
He met a person posing as a friend,
and she could see that greed was at his core.
She flattered him. His mentor she became.
She got him to invest all that he had.
Too gullible was he to guess her game.
He sobs with grief now, feeling ever sad.

He took out loans and put himself in debt
to feed his need to be a wealthy guy.
He’ll lose his house and possibly his wife
here now at the lowest point of his life.

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Duke Beaufort July 26, 2024 at 5:22 AM Andrea, thanks for writing about this. Greed can make people do things with unfortunate consequences. The most important facets of life don't have all that much to do with wealth. A very hard lesson for people who have never had everything they ever wanted to buy then stopped to see if that was the do all end all of life. This poem should give people a lot to think about. Smiling!

Paige Hind July 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM Such a shame, this is very sad

Tonye George July 16, 2024 at 12:42 AM This is sad. Lots of these things happen. Mistakes that can't be undone. Regrets. However the part about losing his wife too? A man should lose everything but his partner should be able to stand with him through all of it. Cheers Dear, Andrea. Andrea Dietrich July 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM it looks like she will stay with him, but he did a lot of this behind her back. If she loses the house, she may leave him. Their marriage is loveless.

Mike Bayles July 13, 2024 at 9:09 AM Well, written, and such a sad story in this poem.

Valsa George July 13, 2024 at 12:45 AM Greed, like pride can lead to a fall. Some are so gullible, that they trust those who approach them with great promises. In the end, they fall into traps and into the nadir of doom from which they can never come out. Your sonnet tells the sad story of such a man. This great poem is a warning too to be careful of such traps. All the Best dear Andrea...

William Kelii Kekaula July 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM Sad indeed, Andrea, in this you've nicely weaved, and if the gist is greed, his answer is not austerity but temp prosperity--methinks he'll fall in the poorhouse to rise, Aloha William

Jay Narain July 12, 2024 at 10:04 AM We should be aware of people gaining trust to defraud you of hard earned money.

Kim Rodrigues July 12, 2024 at 9:59 AM The fall of pride and greed, from the heighest heights to lowest point. Andrea Dietrich July 12, 2024 at 10:34 AM Indeed. This is person well known by me and his family is now suffering for his mistake.