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Earth's Porch, Beyond Its Fallen State Sonnet Number Iii of Xii

Earth's Porch, Beyond Its Fallen State
Sonnet number III of XII

Bright the hopes of dawn's new reprieves
 blessing some days with so much more,
World rebels, with its lies deceives
 all of man's weaknesses explore.
 
Not enough, earn ones daily bread
 world adds, vile insatiable greed
Darkest paths it promotes instead
 selling such false steps as great needs.
 
Warmth, flickering flames oft inspires
 gluttony of flesh and dark acts
Wanting much more, greed never tires
 black-trails made into virgin tracts.

Earth's porch, looking into abyss 
Humanity begs more of this.

Robert J. Lindley, 4-10-2019
March 12th, 1989
Sonnet in eights.. ( Earth, Mankind And Deeper Thought)

Note: Brought from my private journal. 
Today seemed a good day to give it new life and light...

Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2019

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M. L. Kiser Date: 4/25/2019 10:58:00 PM There are many deceivers in our world; some of them are terrifyingly good at their craft. Greed really does, "never tire". A thought-provoking read, indeed. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 4/26/2019 10:40:00 AM Thank you my great friend. So true, some deceivers are true masters at their craft and wreck immense harm to others.

Edlynn Nau Date: 4/17/2019 12:10:00 PM Less is more spirit on this one and looking at greed and weakness here. These remind me of poetry from late 1800’s to mid 1900’s. Super hard to write in that style! Did you try different styles when you were younger? I dont think I did. I think many of mine are traditional in that is what my ear always heard when I heard poetry. I was exposed to different styles in college. Nice to stretch and try so many styles and genres. I need to work as you have on different genre. I may already have my own style but, not sure. You have a style that is yours. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 4/19/2019 8:04:00 AM Thank you my dear friend. I am playing catch up on my replies. Yes once I tried many styles but eventually fell back onto what came natural to me. As my belief is that a true poet must create, not attempt to copy others!

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 4/12/2019 1:02:00 AM Greed begets more greed on the path into darkness. Beautifully expressed Robert.I hope you are well. Easter blessings. xxoo Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 4/13/2019 1:36:00 PM Thank you my dear friend. Man's darkness, joins this world's shattering storms to form a whirlwind of misery, calamities , despair, lust, greed, envy, jealousy and savagery. Such that oft even, hope of hope, appears to be a vain aspiration at fantasy...

M. L. Kiser Date: 4/10/2019 8:09:00 PM Many of Man's acts are overflowing that abyss. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 4/13/2019 1:33:00 PM Thank you my friend. So true, even the overflowing is now overflowing itself!