So proud am I of all my loving children with big hearts
Their kindness to humanity; a sum of all their parts
As children, they were curious and still are to this day
Determined to investigate this world to find their way
And with a sense of humor they can always make us laugh
For in our home there's openness, no matter who may gaffe
They've always been accepting to new changes in this life
Forgiving almost anyone who may have caused them strife
With gratitude of life's good fruits for which they've been bestowed
They only want for justice to all those with heavy load
Devotion in our family is what they long to keep
Steadfast in this belief - it's number one; this runs so deep
With gentleness, they hold each other up when times get tough
Mom loves them. They're so generous. Can't brag of them enough!
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Contest Winner
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Author Notes
This "Fourteener" contest requires
14 lines (in couplets)
with 14 syllables -
listing 14 virtues about one's family.
"Fourteener" is another name for Iambic Heptameter
The contest offers 44 words of attributes we can use to insert one into each line (or a variation thereof). Here is my list:
Loving, Kindness, Curious, Determined, Humorous, Openness, Accepting, Forgiving, Gratitude, Justice, Devotion, Steadfastness, Gentleness, Generous
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