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Earth's Porch, Within Its Spinning Storms, Sonnet Number Iv of Xii

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Robert J. Lindley, 4-13-2019

April 19th, 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...

Syllables Per Line:8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 0 8 8

Total # Syllables:112

Total # Words: 80

Earth's Porch, Within Its Spinning Storms, Sonnet number IV of XII Sad days of great calamities within spinning storms, of lost hope Man cries out, his infirmities begs to be hung by a new rope. World gifts many its meager meal its stale loaves on shattered plates Kids joining gangs, with new friends steal only starving can one relate. Alas! Greater dark eats its share spreading hatred in its parades Innocence bellows, its not fair the ease of these savage charades. Earth's porch, looking into abyss Humanity begs more of this. Robert J. Lindley, 4-13-2019 April 19th, 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...

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 4/25/2019 11:00:00 PM

You pen a powerful fact in that first stanza and you are so right. Scary in many ways, how our world has become. We should've progressed more positively, by now.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/26/2019 10:41:00 AM

Thank you dear friend. Always an inspiring gift that you so generously give in your very kind comments.

Aqua Marine

Date: 4/23/2019 5:18:00 AM

The second stanza really got to me, Robert- having gone through a few starving days myself...it seems unjust to punish the starving for stealing- I get your point...I will read the other sonnets in your series. Please excuse my reticence lately, have been preoccupied. (((HUGS)))

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/23/2019 5:30:00 AM

Thank you my friend. This world deals in savage truth. It does not coddle the weak. Life demands sacrifice and oft that sacrifice is outrageously high. I too in my youth went through very lean times while working 12 to 16 hour shifts, 6 days a week, in my attempt to get ahead in life.

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/19/2019 8:09:00 AM

This is one of my favorite of the twelve sonnets written and looks like I stand alone on that, as it has gotten only one comment made to it. Now two..

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 4/13/2019 6:50:00 PM

You're just great, Robert. I am awed.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/14/2019 8:02:00 AM

Thank you my fine friend. I am both humbled and very pleased you like this one..