In Our Vanity We Think Ourselves Above That
In Our Vanity We Think Ourselves Above That
Far above, this hectic and mysterious life,
are those magnificent clouds and God's deep blue sky.
Although our chances for sweet happiness are rife,
we often see not, thus hardly ever ask why.
Within that vicious circle we plod right along,
victimized by our own armored and blinded minds
And if we by chance hear any heavenly song,
far to often we ignore such wonderful finds.
Signs within Nature give us such abundant clues.
In our vanity we think ourselves above that.
In our abundant ignorance we pay steep dues
and foolishly think greater wealth is where its at!
Far below, our hectic and mysterious lives,
we often crawl forth cutting our throats with sharp knives!
Robert J. Lindley, 2-08-2016
Form- Sonnet written in 12 syllable verses instead
of the usual ten syllable verses.
Syllables Per Line:
12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12
Total # Syllables: 168
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:
Total # Words: 116
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
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