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There Winter Lonely Fallows Deeply Dream

There Winter Lonely Fallows Deeply Dream Long after that ripe golden sunset gleam Cool silvery tones, wavering light; Then winter lonely fallows deeply dream Into the grayish ghostliness of night. Far off, yet looming bold and strangely near, Within starry heavens they are aureoled, Forested mountain-ranges far westward rear Their high guardian towers as of old. And lo! above their ancient stormy deeps, In pensive grandeur, icy frozen browed, One glorious forest summit there keeps Transcendent vigil alone, pure and proud. And we who see that shining symbol turn A moment's while from its lone transient mood; From that brief moment we clearly discern Our lost souls within Nature's solitude. Robert J. Lindley Poem Syllable Counter Results Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 Total # Syllables: 160 Total # Lines: 19 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 103 https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=fallows+meaning fal·low1 'falo/ noun plural noun: fallows 1. a piece of fallow or uncultivated land. verb 3rd person present: fallows 1. leave (land) fallow. Origin Old English fealgian ‘to break up land for sowing,’ of Germanic origin; related to Low German falgen . fal·low2 'falo/ noun plural noun: fallows a pale brown or reddish yellow color. Origin Old English falu, fealu . Translate fallows to Use over time for: fallows http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aureole Aureole noun au·re·ole \'o?r-e-?ol\ Popularity: Bottom 40% of words Definition of aureole 1 a : a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage b : something resembling an aureole UNSUPPORTED CODE 2 : radiance, aura UNSUPPORTED CODE 3 : the luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist : corona 4 : a ring-shaped zone around an igneous intrusion aureole transitive verb ---------------------- Note- Sorry my friend- I know I promised you a sonnet on winter and Nature written today but my muse insisted on two more verses. I learned long ago. my muse is a very vindictive beast when disobeyed.

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Date: 11/13/2016 8:33:00 PM
Truly a masterpiece Robert; best I've read in awhile. Sings like a legendary song, faving this poem big time, it deserves to be in the cannon my friend! Keith
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Robert Lindley
Date: 11/13/2016 8:50:00 PM
Always an honor to hear from you my friend.. You are both kind and a very talented, admirable poet that I respect immensely. Looking forward to a future collaboration, just let me know.
Date: 11/13/2016 7:06:00 PM
I had to read it twice for my brains to kick in. But they did, and it's breath takiing and melancholy at the same time. I loved it.
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Date: 11/13/2016 8:48:00 PM
Very glad you like this piece and can see its worth. Sometimes writing too deep comes across as old form elitism to these modern day poet warriors. When such is not the intent..

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