Robert Lindley Poet Free verse

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A collaboration, Robert J. Lindley and Lawrence Sharp
Free verse, 10-27-2018

Note- My dear friend , it is such a great honor to compose with you this our third free verse collaboration. Each time you astound me with the immense creativity, depths, and exquisite beauty of your verses.

Feverish the Hex

Feverish The Hex

The root of the melancholy
he has not always known,
and perhaps, with strangers
and with unknown strangeness,
he has embraced its love
and loved its hateful wounds.

He prides the strength resting his bones,
the iron-glove that wields power grasped
in his haste to taste its honeyed glow,
anticipation seeds ever greater destruction
as horrific night dreams eat into oblivion.

The root of the melancholy
she has occasionally known,
and surely, among bitter foe
and boon companions lost,
she has lurched painfully from it
and pained herself yet more.

Blind to the curse, she begs for more
sharpening blades to spew the red,
eager for battle yet fearful the result
she prays dark gods lend power, not gold,
as dawn awaits its inevitable relief.

The wounds of devils not false
but gods surely true
persist within the marrow
of abject, seething, mortal slaves,
and morbidly caress and torment,
and the leaves are bitter as the root.

For in realms of dark - thirst so consumes
that even the chaff born from regret,
this the black seeds do replenish;
ever deeper moans from heartache and woes
resounding echoes from piercing stabs.

The hex is feverish as its birth.

A collaboration, Robert J. Lindley and Lawrence Sharp
Free verse, 10-27-2018

Note- My dear friend , it is such a great honor to compose with you this our third free verse collaboration. Each time you astound me with the immense creativity, depths, and exquisite beauty of your verses.

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Aqua Marine November 4, 2018 at 11:46 AM Twin poetic pulsars, spinning in dark, yet endless, headspace....energy the same, dynamic in thought- a mesmerising and enlightening collaboration! A fav. Both of you are kind and generous in your comments..Keep up the excellent work, both of you! Robert Lindley November 4, 2018 at 5:00 PM Thank you my good friend, always a pleasure to write with my dear friend Lawrence and in poetic fellowship create collaborations that have depth, beauty, inspiration, imagination, message, heart and soul as primary ingredients for the reader to enjoy, absorb and/or ponder..

Winged Warrior October 29, 2018 at 7:09 AM Such a philosophical dark write my two amigos...great collab once more...love & light...^WW^ Robert Lindley November 1, 2018 at 5:15 PM Thank you my great friend. I appreciate your reading and commenting on this our third collaboration. Lawrence is a pleasure to write with and his verses are awesome..

Jay Moore October 28, 2018 at 5:39 PM Deep and Dark! Nice work you guys Robert Lindley October 28, 2018 at 9:24 PM Thank you Jay. Deep and dark was the goal and we did our best to deliver..Lawrence writes such superb verses and it is a true pleasure composing with him.

Vladislav Raven October 28, 2018 at 10:53 AM Hi Robert, another excellent free verse write from the both of you. Yourself, and Lawrence, have created a dark masterpiece. Two talented poets singing into the dark, their words creating such darl, wonderful imagery. Your pens sing as one in this excellent write. You both use the free verse form to its full extent and scope. This has to be a fave. Have a wonderful Sunday. your friend always....Mike. Robert Lindley October 28, 2018 at 9:22 PM Thank you my great friend. I am blessed to be able to write with Lawrence and be inspired by his exceptional free verse writings.

Jennifer Proxenos October 27, 2018 at 1:48 PM Hi Robert, A dark but phenomenal write! You are both such inspirational poets that for me, you are like listening to two opera singers reaching those amazing high pitched notes - they can't go higher - you are both there! Best regards, Jennifer. Robert Lindley October 27, 2018 at 3:10 PM My dear friend, your words cheer this old tired soul. Your kindness and own poetry reveals a caring and beautifully gifted poetess. May your poetry forever show your gentle soul , true heart and golden words.

Vijay Pandit October 27, 2018 at 6:30 AM Wonderful writers you are..depicting this deep dark theme. I feel the darkness in the words..but then a curse is always reigning that territory. Kudos to you both Robert and Lawrence. Robert Lindley October 27, 2018 at 3:08 PM Thank you Vijay my friend. So very glad you found this our creation worthy of your sincere, insightful and kind comment. God bless....

Lawrence Sharp October 27, 2018 at 6:19 AM Once again, Robert, I am pleased no end to write with you for a third time. Your pen is a great inspiration and your friendship a most welcome boon. Thank you, poet. Robert Lindley October 27, 2018 at 3:06 PM Thank you my dear friend, your gift of composing with me is a true blessing and so very greatly appreciated.. May our fourth creation, to be written in rhyme glow as well, flow as deep and be as enjoyable work as our first three collaborations have truly been .