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Double Chained Sonnets, Nature's Beauty, Our Vanity So Shames

Double Chained Sonnets, Nature's Beauty, Our Vanity So Shames

(1.)

Nature's Beauty, Our Vanity So Shames

Nature, deepest  hues set to color life
life its temptations, bringing moral strife
strife, its agony he can not ignore
ignores, so doing denies, all the more.
More as he himself, huge treasure demands
demands as if Heaven, heeds such commands
commands that show his darkest of dark lust
lust he reasons as reward that is just.
Just as he thinks his life is to control
control using, to his honor extol
extol false virtue, truth rightly denies
denies as into great fits, he then flies!

Nature's beauty, our vanity so shames
Shames man's, so shamelessly set, wicked games!

Robert J. Lindley,
Chained sonnet, ten syllable rhyming verse
perfect 100 words..
Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables:: 140
Total # Words:::::: 100

(2.)

Music, Could We Live Sweet Life Without It

Music, its gifts serenades, so rewards
rewards we, wanting to be famous bards
bards that struggle for magnificent words
words to all mankind, singing as songbirds.
Songbirds singing their music truly sweet
sweet to, in Life stir, man's tender heartbeats
heartbeats racing strong as soft glow showers
showers, as if from heaven's high bowers!
Bowers above, that set angels to sing
sing to mortal man, to greater joy bring
bring in deep beauty of music's treasures,
treasures, as one of Art's greatest pleasures!

Music, could we live sweet life without it?
It that oft sends, darkness back to dark pits.

Robert J. Lindley,
Chained sonnet, ten syllable rhyming verse
perfect 100 words..
Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables:::140
Total # Words:::::::100

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 12/1/2019 11:13:00 AM

Wow, these are wonderful, "bring in the beauty of music's treasures treasures, as one of Art's greatest pleasures!" yes bring it back.

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/8/2019 12:35:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Yes, I do what little I can. Sad that more think tis not a worthy goal. As poets we write heart and soul deep. Each to the limits that poetry affects us. And each to how much of ourselves that we dare to give!! God bless....

Vladislav Raven

Date: 11/28/2019 8:48:00 AM

Hi Robert, another amazing pair of sonnets from your pen. Your words sing into the heart my friend. Brilliant and amazing writing from your golden pen, Robert. Your work is definitely something to aspire too. May your skillful pen forever sing. May your pen ever run gold. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. A Fave. Your friend always....Mike.

Robert Lindley
Date: 11/30/2019 10:37:00 AM

Thank you my friend. I am blessed to be able to write and see the beauty in both life and in poetry. God bless.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 11/26/2019 4:42:00 PM

Hello Robert, you did a great job. This poem is beautiful. Haave a nice evening my friend.

Robert Lindley
Date: 11/26/2019 5:05:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Your comment is a fine gift unto me my friend.. God bless you and yours....

Sandra Adams

Date: 11/26/2019 3:58:00 PM

brilliant penning my friend, you do this form so well!i love both... not sure which i like more Bravo Robert ... hugs :)

Robert Lindley
Date: 11/26/2019 5:03:00 PM

Thank you my friend. I am delighted to finally have the time to reply to those that have commented on my poetry! As these last there weeks have been so very extra busy for me. God bless you and yours...