Always Together, In the Great Bye and Bye

Always Together, In The Great Bye And Bye

In your arms, I once so prayed myself to die
always together, in the great bye and bye
now fate and time, our sweetest dreams delay
I live in despair, as dark has its way
Yet once in your angelic arms, love gave
with infinite grace, this poor soul did save.

In your arms, I once so prayed myself to die.
Always together, in the great bye and bye.

In you arms, O'lord may I soon again be
wrapped with heavy passionate chains, blessing me
with nights of your kisses, your dearest gifts
our lives planned, as paradise so uplifts
Yet this dream, heart set by a solemn vow
is memory, torn from the here and now.

In your arms, I once so prayed myself to die.
Always together, in the great bye and bye.

Robert J. Lindley, 7-26-2020
Romanticism, 
( Let us stay together, "Once Was My Cry ",
 loving so strong in the sweet bye and bye )
 
Syllables Per Line:	
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Total # Syllables:168
Total # Words::::136

Note;
Rewritten from a poem that was lost back in 1976...
Actually it was burned back then. This version tho'
not exact is as close to the original as my old age
and my ailing memory, can now manage to recreate,
changes made are minor. It is one of the few poems
from 40+ years ago that I have a much greater memory
of the verses and the reason it was composed in the
first place.. RJL

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Date: 8/8/2020 6:25:00 AM
Ahh!! I guess this person was taken from you at some point in time. It has good emotion and expressiveness. Sara..Thanks for the visits to my poems.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 8/8/2020 3:52:00 PM
Thank you my friend. Yes, born from a love once lost. A poetic revelation of youth and a life once traveled, laced with the usual tales of love, joys and sorrows in life.. God bless..
Date: 8/3/2020 9:40:00 AM
Hi Robert, I rewrote my first ever poem which I wrote when I was 14, I in fact changed the title as well, and I posted it - I am still finding some of my old note books where I started and left many poems in favor of others - this is gem excellent Robert. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.
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Date: 7/26/2020 9:20:00 AM
It was terrific then, and it is terrific now, Robert. Thank you for sharing! It must be wonderful to be able to resurrect a poem after forty years!
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/26/2020 5:53:00 PM
Thank you my friend. Time and Life have both flowed into the sea. I so loved her, she so needed me. Earth and Sky our love romanced above. We each giving the other all our love. And looking back youth with bravo spelled. Love was truly ours, as our hearts yelled. Forty plus years later- I can still see the face that set my soul on fire..
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