Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

And Goddess of Destiny Ordained That We Meet

And Goddess Of Destiny Ordained That We Meet

I walk through silent waters so slowly adrift
My doomsday heart racing just to barely keep up
The old barn owl flies forth, so adamantly swift
I drink gaspingly my joy in my bright golden cup
No matter, the black shadow follows my same path
Even this beaming new dawn cannot stop its flight
The olden gods they live again venting heartless wrath
Death arrives on silver wings and with darken night.

I walk out of silent waters, a brand new soul
Rage, chaos and heartache could not spirit defeat
For purity of our love protects loving souls
And goddess of destiny ordained that we meet.

Thank I, life giveth this greatest of golden treats.
Left far behind are my pains and useless defeats.

Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet
September 22nd, 1973

Note:
"Momentary lapse, where this life seems worth living.
 Where Fate forgets its ire and lets love start giving."

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Anne-Lise Andresen July 10, 2023 at 10:44 AM - From heartless wrath to the greatest golden treats of life ... wow ...thoughts and feelings of a young man ... when I was at that age I did not know what a Sonnet was and could not have expressed such deep feeling ... a wise note at the end, Robert - hugs Robert Lindley July 12, 2023 at 7:07 AM Thank you, my friend. Well my friend, I was thrilled when I first found poetry. I delved into it both hands and both feet. Studied it for many years. God bless.

Panagiota Romios July 10, 2023 at 10:34 AM Robert. Hello! This is quite right that next one counterpoint about the beauty of life in the life of the rage and the tears, and yet somehow we succeed. Your last line emphasizes all of that. You conquered what was in the universe trying to defeat you. That’s the way I see it.. Panagiota Robert Lindley July 12, 2023 at 7:05 AM Thank you, my dear friend. Right on the mark you are! Our victory are only temporary while we exist in this plain. Our poetry does speak in a code to others , imho. God bless.