So, before I post this sonnet, I have to let you know that it will not follow iambic pentameter--like all Shakespearean-esk sonnets should. I wrote it for a class and would just like to share it with you all because this passage/chapter in the Book of Mormon is one of my favorites.
Lehonti’s Fall (Alma 47)
The fall of Lehonti is about treachery and trial,
A reminder that standards are to be kept with care.
It’s madness, not seemingly part of denial,
To allow the wicked man time and an audience near.
Young Lehonti had chosen a path that was straight
But was it enough when he was lobbied by night?
Firm and steadfast, he tried to honor his faith
Finally hearing the wicked by dim moonlight
Granted Amalickiah petitioned three times,
Asking intimate indulgences and poisoning by word
Cunning Amalickiah had plotted his path in rhymes
That one day as King, across the land he’d be heard.
Never let your guard fall in moral negotiation
Standards will save you, along with the nation
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