Child of My Left Hand, Hide No More In Shadows Wide and Deep
Child Of My Left Hand, Hide No More In Shadows Wide And Deep
Child of my left hand, bare not your sharp, ravenous wolf's teeth
enjoy majestic bounty that Nature seeds underneath,
consider earth, sun and Spring, flowering meadows that glow
parade not as a jackal, hiding to deliver blows.
Child of my right hand, look not at others with such contempt
for none are without faults and truth is you are not exempt,
consider the paradox, of what is Light without dark
or Life without Love's treasures, as such is so grave and stark.
Child of my left hand, hide no more in shadows wide and deep
seek not dominance for such costs are always far too steep,
instead reach out freely to touch eager hand on the right
for there is Hope and Beauty even in darkest of nights!
Child of my right hand, do not ever my left hand deny
Child of my left hand, we hear now that lonesome, aching cry!
Robert J. Lindley,
Sonnet, ( )
Syllables Per Line:14 14 14 14 0 14 14 14 14 0 14 14 14 14 0 14 14
Total # Syllables::196
Total # Words::::::152
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2020
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