Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

If Dancing Barefoot, Watch For Broken Glass

If Dancing Barefoot, Watch For Broken Glass

Shot straight arrow into a crooked sky
to find if it washed upon me black rain.
Strange that Fate decreed then, I would not die
at least not until later, not in vain.

Time flew into shadows upon dead plains
my quiver empty, my heart cut to shreds.
We all have our secrets and some dark stains
while others sleep with ghosts in bloody beds.

Times of despair, hard choices must be made
if dancing barefoot, watch for broken glass.
Beware for heavy dues, they must be paid
there is no hidden splendor in the grass.

My bow now silent and cracked due to age.
All shot out- words sent from wizened old sage.

Robert J. Lindley, 12-11-2016

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Susan Baquie December 12, 2016 at 1:34 AM it is very well expressed -I like it very much as it resonates within others experiences -

Lim'Rik Flats December 11, 2016 at 9:33 AM I tend to think sonnets are too formal for a smile, but you've succinctly pierced that theory! Thanks, oh sage, for the smile and the warning;-). ~ john