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All the World Was A'spinning, and the Good Rains Never Fell

All The World Was A'spinning, And The Good Rains Never Fell Back when I was just a dead leaf cast upon the cold ground I was all a jitter living a life without a sound But the deep echoes, the screaming echoes of dancing ghosts Are from that darken place where the devil plays the guest host All the world was a'spinning, and the good rains never fell Demons came out dancing, leaving behind all that damn hell I was watching the hellish show from my old hiding place With a ton of worries, a sad grimace upon my face I looked up the sky was falling and white snowflakes came too I was on my knees a'praying, Heaven wouldn't take you. As bad nightmares go that was a real god smacking whopper A voice called out, she is gone you couldn't stop her Now buck you self up and face this dying world you have made You have been deceived and man have you been so played. Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet Nov. 1985 Note: Wake up, it was just a bad dream...

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Date: 6/25/2023 1:14:00 PM
Intense energy in this one. Intense and powerful lines Robert.
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Date: 6/25/2023 10:13:00 AM
I am glad I had happy days in my past. They were wonderfully wild. Sadness was hardly a frequent visitor. Nor will I allow it now. It takes work when it starts creeping I ll, Panagiota
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Date: 6/24/2023 7:21:00 PM
I can tell when work was done. Because it's hard to tell what is from the real or not. being left is the only thing you know is real. only now wondering what angel or demon would make her do this?
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Date: 6/24/2023 5:16:00 PM
Very nice write, Robert, I hope you are well.
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Date: 6/24/2023 4:13:00 PM
Your expressions of the way you felt and the torment you received from evil was courageous to continue on and find hope again. It is such a joy to that the deception is not real. Glad to have you back and writing your usual outstanding poetry my dear friend. Write On! Bill
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Robert Lindley
Date: 6/24/2023 4:17:00 PM
Thank you very much my good friend. I was blessed/lucky back in my youth. I came out of some very bad scrapes with only minor wear and tear. God bless..
Date: 6/24/2023 10:58:00 AM
Robert, your sonnet is exquisitely crafted. In the bygone days when you were naught but a lifeless leaf, abandoned upon the frigid earth, you trembled in silence, devoid of purpose. It brings solace to my soul to learn of your triumphant emergence from this harrowing ordeal.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 6/24/2023 4:04:00 PM
Yes, my friend I managed to survive far more than just this one. Must have had a guarding angel back in my youth. God bless..
Date: 6/24/2023 5:57:00 AM
Quite the nightmare!
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Robert Lindley
Date: 6/24/2023 6:22:00 AM
Well, my friend, part of the nightmare was real back then but I survived it all. God bless.

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