Dreams of Her On Lonely Nights

Dreams Of Her On Lonely Nights My thoughts carried as in arrows swift flight Each bad day, loneliness and misery; More to come- dying sun gives wicked night, long and sadder became desperate pleas. Where once cherished fires burned brilliant glow, Now treads shadow host of my vanities; Lost heart stood aloof, cold as coldest snow casting forth red-pain and profanities. Not realized, plans of joy and future life Nor again- moments of her sweet touch; Yet held deepest, poems of our love, my wife This world, I would give, to have again such. In darkness, my soul in lost battle fights, Images of her, in dreams on lonely nights. R.J. Lindley, April 21st, 1976 Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 11 10 11 10 0 10 10 Total # Syllables: 142 Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines) Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A Total # Words: 104 Note--Old sonnet, real bad time in my young life .. So often we are made strong-- by the depth of the fires that burned us so severely.......