In a Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find Hope

In A Sad Blindness, One May Yet Find Hope (The Solemn Prayer) Raining splashing, fierce winds blowing and huge trees sway I pray not for all this, on some other black day With dark blue shadows plotting my early demise I seek deep wisdom from sages worldly and wise Not just some clever words to soothe this shattered heart Instead sweet hope, light in words, to this life restart With power to waken these world-blinded closed eyes Stop salty tear drops falling from splintered skies. On this day, life should see past these looming black-storms Find solace in love, hope and my loving wife's arms Yet that stone wall, yields to nothing but great power Far more than this broken soul can muster this hour When thus lost, can one ever find again that Light Healer of dagger stabbed wounds, found on a dark night I pray, gift wisdom to walk that one true-lit path Release this sad soul from, this evil, wicked wrath. Raining splashing, fierce winds blowing and huge trees sway I pray not for all this, on some other black day With dark blue shadows plotting my early demise I seek deep wisdom from sages worldly and wise Not just some clever words to soothe this shattered heart Instead sweet hope, light in words, to this life restart With power to waken these world-blinded closed eyes Stop salty tear drops falling from splintered skies. Robert J. Lindley, 2-07-2017 Syllables Per Line: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Total # Syllables: 288 Total # Words: 225 Note- I decided to write this poem, this morn. About half had already been composed in my head yesterday afternoon and I finally sat down now to put pen to paper. Believe me, in that it was not an easy task to finish this and be satisfied with the results. Maybe I am just tired and stopped because of that. I don't know. Maybe on another day, I could have and would have thought this lacking and rewritten it.. But today, I have only enough to say, this is as it is(and thus it may stay), hope you may find it agreeable and not fault me too much .......