Sense Sonnet - Steamer

 Needle Threading Feat

I went before the king to show

The feat that I could best perform.

From a needle ten feet I'd go,

And take a piece of thread quite norm,

Then throw that thread right through the hole

Of the needle, yes quite a feat!

Took me years to achieve such goal.

From the king I did get receipt

Of both one hundred gold coins and

One hundred lashings of whip too.

Because I didn't understand,

The king explained my double due.

Rewarded and punished by the king

For doing well such a useless thing.