Where Tongues Cursed We Did Bind
Where Tongues Cursed We Did Bind
We fought the devils in steady spells,
and rest between the hammering blows,
and with heart's sigh our spirits tells;
that black shadows fear now knows.
Where tongues cursed we did bind,
with sharp thorns driven in deep,
they countering back in kind;
in short moments we dared to sleep.
No dawn came that entire week,
just night darkness giving its aid,
our doubts we refused to speak;
else needed courage would fade.
Thus we ourselves did then deceive
our souls that doubted what to believe.
R.J. Lindley,
Oct. 15th 1979
Syllables Per Line: 9 9 8 7 0 7 7 7 8 0 7 8 7 7 0 8 9
Total # Syllables: 108
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A
Total # Words: 86
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
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