Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

Angry Shots At the Bright Howling New Moon

Angry Shots At The Bright Howling New Moon


He saw in himself, door into the dark.
An empty house with wicked black windows.
Such dreaded truth, he thought a brilliant spark,
lightning caged there for use by brave heroes.

Death, that odd illusion he did deny,
why give it power and leeway too soon?
Dismiss it as Nature's dark scheming lie,
angry shots at the bright howling new moon.

Had he traveled on after others died?
Invincible to the pain of death's bite,
immune to sorrow and fate's cut applied.
Blind in misery, never wanting sight!

He saw himself, a man with no real home.
A shadow destined this bleak world to roam.

Robert J. Lindley, 3-09-2016


Syllables Per Line:	
10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables:	140
Total # Lines:	17  (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:	 
Total # Words:	105

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Timothy Hicks March 11, 2016 at 12:10 AM You always manage to pick the best lines of your poetry for the titles. An imaginative picture gets painted in my head with that line. Though a despairing write, if we are looking at the bright side of things .... a shadow is evidence that the sun is shining.

Ravi Sathasivam March 10, 2016 at 3:18 AM Excellent sonnet. Well penned. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma March 10, 2016 at 12:27 AM Masterful sonnet Robert.. leaves the reader pondering.. great pen!A super 7..