This is a Shakespearean sonnet that I had to write for English class, it turned out better than I thought it would...what do you think?
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Curious costumes with red and black lace
Accompanied with masks for large and small.
Admittance only with a covered face
This is a masquerade ball, after all.
Beads that sparkle and flashy green feathers,
Almost a tropical bird when we dance.
Oh--how they fancy these get-togethers
Especially in the country of France.
Wondering, who, the peacock feather mask
And who beneath the white domino lies?
Vivid butterfly beside the wine cask,
A mask, a mask: the perfect disguise.
What’s this--a veil, a mask on the parade
Celebrate with me at the masquerade!