Sense Sonnet - Steamer

Pearl of No Wisdom

A blow a bunch of money bet
It is said Cleopatra made.
A cost for one meal that she set
In a frivolous escapade.
An inexpensive modest meal
At first she did fully consume,
Then she dropped a large pearl for real,
A one of a kind royal heirloom,
Into a cup of vinegar.
As the pearl was dissolving, she
Did drink down the cocktail, for sure
One bet won and one pearl lost be.

The biggest pearl in the world known,
Twenty million dollars worth blown.