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Concepts From the Thoughts of the Old Beggar

Concepts From The Thoughts Of The Old Beggar And well it seems That your horse rides well In this sad world with me In the flicker of a light, In a butterfly that is blind, In the eye that dares listen Stammers echoes Hides soft shadows and surrounds Aching sea and fallen tree Hold the murmur Of hope and great loss Against a pale blue sky We are shreds of ancient ancestors Living in den of prisoners Asking truth to stay For love never yields To dirty aces Or rotten tomatoes in Spring And his mind cried For life races Into a darken corner The grey night soft moans Worshipping a candle As heart deep sleeps. Robert J. Lindley, Dec. 1st, 1971 age 17 years old

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The Situation

Date: 7/30/2023 4:40:00 PM

running out of time

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/30/2023 5:00:00 PM

Yep, tis true my friend, ever since the first day of my birth. But that is the nature of life. We exist right until we don't.. God bless.

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 7/23/2023 1:39:00 PM

Very beautifully painted piece Robert

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/23/2023 2:02:00 PM

Liam my friend, has been a long while since we talked. I hope you are fairing very well. Thank you, this creation came from the wonderings of a 17 year old kid. One that at that time wondered if poetry was for him. God bles..