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Concepts From the Thoughts of the Old Beggar

Concepts From The Thoughts Of The Old Beggar

And well it seems
That your horse rides well
In this sad world with me

In the flicker of a light,
In a butterfly that is blind,
In the eye that dares listen

Stammers echoes
Hides soft shadows and surrounds
Aching sea and fallen tree

Hold the murmur
Of hope and great loss
Against a pale blue sky

We are shreds of ancient ancestors
Living in den of prisoners
Asking truth to stay

For love never yields 
To dirty aces
Or rotten tomatoes in Spring

And his mind cried
For life races
Into a darken corner

The grey night soft moans
Worshipping a candle
As heart deep sleeps.

Robert J. Lindley, Dec. 1st, 1971
age 17 years old

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The Situation

Date: 7/30/2023 4:40:00 PM

running out of time

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/30/2023 5:00:00 PM

Yep, tis true my friend, ever since the first day of my birth. But that is the nature of life. We exist right until we don't.. God bless.

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 7/23/2023 1:39:00 PM

Very beautifully painted piece Robert

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/23/2023 2:02:00 PM

Liam my friend, has been a long while since we talked. I hope you are fairing very well. Thank you, this creation came from the wonderings of a 17 year old kid. One that at that time wondered if poetry was for him. God bles..