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Fair Maiden, Forever This True Love Hold

Fair Maiden, Forever This True Love Hold In your gold cage, I desire to grow old in your house of romance, I dance. Fair maiden, forever this true love hold our hands were not joined by mere chance! In thy warm heart, I pray we never part may we sail upon calm blue seas. Tis wrong to deny love dwells in each heart must I now fall on bend-ed knees? Remember thy vow, June night we first met that first kiss and its honeyed-glow. Life is wild, we have won its greatest bet together we face life's great show! In your gold cage, I desire to grow old. Fair maiden, forever this true love hold. Robert J. Lindley, (first draft- Aug. 19th, 1976) Edited (slightly) today-December, 27th) Sonnet, Lin 10/8/10/8 Syllables Per Line: 10 8 10 8 0 10 8 10 8 0 10 8 10 8 Total # Syllables: 108 Total # Words: 92

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 12/29/2016 8:15:00 AM

Oh no, Robert, never trash a poem, one can always edit them, I still regret not keeping my first two poems safe:( as I said, these are beauties that surpass time:):)

Joanna Daniel

Date: 12/28/2016 11:36:00 PM

I like this timeless sonnet, Robert:) excellent:)

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/29/2016 3:47:00 AM

Thank you. I am currently looking at my decades old poems. Some I am trashing, tossing away--while others I am editing and presenting here. Perhaps I should not trash any as I almost tossed this one away!

Doug Vinson

Date: 12/28/2016 12:43:00 PM

Beautiful Robert, and with the passage of time. Cheers, Doug.

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/29/2016 3:45:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Passage of time is right as that to me is ancient history-yet one can people deny their own past to themselves unless they are delusional. I've lived, loved and lost many a fine lady, back in my wild young days. Reckless days of youth, filled with vanity methinks.

Deborah Burch

Date: 12/27/2016 2:29:00 PM

Nicely done Robert!! ;) check your last line in the second stanza (Know or now?) Well done. Big Hugggs. Deb

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/27/2016 3:26:00 PM

You're very welcome my friend. I expect the same from you!! ;) we have to look out for each other...to each be his/her best!! Isn't that what soups all about??

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/27/2016 3:25:00 PM

You're very welcome my friend. I expect the same from you!! ;) we have to look out for each other...to each be his/her best!!

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/27/2016 2:50:00 PM

Thank you so much for the positive comment and pointing out the typo my friend. I appreciate both very much!

Akkina Downing

Date: 12/27/2016 1:03:00 PM

This is very lovely and beautiful, I love it!

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/27/2016 2:48:00 PM

Thank you. The body of the work was written many decades ago. Only minor editing done recently. As Deborah kindly pointed out I now have to correct that typo. lol