Robert Lindley Poet Romanticism

And In Rhapsody and Colors Life Flows

And In Rhapsody And Colors Life Flows


There in dear morning's soft glistening rays 
White beach sand squishing between eager toes
Magical humming as waves blue sky sways
And in rhapsody and colors life flows
About, beyond, into eternity
I see an ant, its miracle divine
Endless waves splash into infinity
Dare I ever try to my soul define?

Do we see truth in blessing of sunlight?
Or dark in our desire to always fight?

Through scenic beauty and heart's tender beats
I sift sweet flavors of salt laced air
Graving far more than life's woes to defeat
I marvel at the birds flying in pairs
What do they think of dangerous mankind
Can they know we are lost seeking our way
Amongst trash we so often leave behind
Racing ever onward without delay?

Do we see truth in blessing of sunlight?
Or dark in our desire to always fight?

I walk in a soft daze wondering why
Life to us seems a magnificent mystery
We think foolishly to our flaws deny
When evidence emits from history
Then a fine gem appears, a strange seashell
Its radiance singing a lullaby
Immediately comes a wondrous spell
Saying, "your life exists to heaven fly".

Do we see truth in blessing of sunlight?
Or dark in our desire to always fight?

There in dear morning's soft glistening rays 
White beach sand squishing between eager toes
Magical humming as waves blue sky sways
And in rhapsody and colors life flows.

Robert J. Lindley, June 24, 1979
Romanticism

Old Note-
I hope so deeply that life stops being so damn hard
In my dreams it promises such wondrously sweet rewards.
 

New Note-
Even now with rhapsody and colors fading
Life cries out, live and love- we are still grading.

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Susan Ashley October 17, 2021 at 8:42 PM My dear friend, indeed, 'in rhapsody and colors life flows'.. the music is always sweet and the colors ever bright, it's our perspective that changes with life's ups and downs. Your soul searching is rich and your introspection is beautiful with a deep feeling of appreciation and faith. Exquisite poetry, Robert. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Scott Thirtyseven September 25, 2021 at 5:14 PM It so often feels as though the blessings we seek are only won through a hard fight. But the goal is always worth the effort. Nice words Robert. Robert Lindley September 27, 2021 at 11:13 AM Thank you my friend. You are so very right. Alway worth the effort to walk well within the Light. God bless..

Paula Goldsmith September 18, 2021 at 9:40 AM WOW!!! What a beautiful story/write. I love how you added both your old and new notes at the bottom. "Love This" Have a blessed day/weekend............... Robert Lindley September 19, 2021 at 8:52 AM Thank you my good friend. Thank you especially for mentioning that about my habit to oft add both sets of notes to my older creations. I do it to gift the reader an insight into the me that wrote years/decades ago and the me that writes now.. A true as can be comparison that they can judge in whatever way they may choose to judge. God bless...

Rob Carmack September 18, 2021 at 8:05 AM Reading your poem, I realized I have never seen an ant on the beach. Then, when you mentioned the birds and how we are lost, I was taken to Matthew 6:26 " Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" Robert Lindley September 19, 2021 at 8:48 AM Thank you my friend. Very often biblical verses influence my word choices in my poetry. As in my youth, my twenties I studied quite intensively the bible. Ants do not frequent the beach close to the waters but are there -- mush higher up- where only in very rare casses the waters ever reach. God bless...

Sara Kendrick September 16, 2021 at 11:54 AM Very descriptive and expressive are the lines within this fine work. I enjoyed reading it today. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara Robert Lindley September 16, 2021 at 4:07 PM Thank you my friend. I was quite young when I composed this one. And I see that with knowledge acquired since than I'd change a few verses. But the idea to leave this as it was first born came to me and that just seemed to be right.. God bless...