The horrific specter called Poverty, <br />Ruining most illustrious of men; <br />Denying them much of their liberty; <br />Suppressing talents and scholastic ken. <br /> <br />The snow-balling avalanche that kills man, <br />Great scholars, scientists, poets, genius; <br />Putting them to death in her lion’s den, <br />Humiliation caused by an empty purse! <br /> <br />Oh, how the nightmare can affect these minds! <br />Sucking the sap of life in a few years; <br />Perpetually haunting them, it binds <br />To destroy sometimes, the souls of some seers. <br /> <br />Poverty generates great Poetry! <br />How can man live by writing poems free?<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-poverty/
