Blackness Engulfs Rare Beauty Whose Heart There Holds

Blackness Engulfs Rare Beauty Whose Soft Heart There Holds

Blackness engulfs rare beauty whose soft heart there holds
she that pretty flowers envy yet still dare to adorn.
Emerging as a rare butterfly from cocoon's deep folds,
her light will grace all and never her heart be torn.

As darkness seeks its wrapping gulf of shrouded gloom,
her beautiful glow breaks upon dawn's sweetest light .
Dark clouds can not give their wretched pain and sad doom,
for her pure soul radiates greater than the darkest night.
Such loveliness shines even in the simplest of her rooms.

Robert J. Lindley, 4-16-2016

Poem Syllable Counter Results
Syllables Per Line: 	12 14 14 12 0 12 12 12 14 14
Total # Syllables: 	116
Total # Lines: 	10  (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: 	 
Total # Words: 	88

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Date: 4/19/2016 10:57:00 PM
Congrats on ur awesome win Robert...
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Date: 4/18/2016 3:29:00 PM
amazing job you did from being given this picture challenge. BIG congrats to you, Robert.
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Date: 4/18/2016 12:18:00 PM
so lovely to see you on the winner's list Robert many congrats:-) HUGS Jan xx
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Date: 4/18/2016 11:36:00 AM
Congrats on your beautiful win with this beautiful poem my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
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Date: 4/18/2016 1:50:00 AM
Robert, Congratulations on your awesome entry for my PICTURE contest. Thank you for keeping it under 10 lines... Stop by my latest blog "Photo Questions" and enjoy my take on the same picture of "Lilly Covering Her eyes." I wrote a little something myself. Enjoy if you like. Always ~LINDA~
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