Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

In Dreams, She Saw Love's True Faith As Her Goal

In Dreams, She Saw Love's True Faith As Her Goal

With her heart sad she wept, her tears fell deep
his love was bad, his vows he did not keep,
each new morn, she found her bed held no prize
he had crept off, left her with his dark lies.

She found her wealth, his heart it did so stir
more so than her charms, he was a true cur,
with words he said, my true love, I love you
as she heard, her heart knew it was not true.

Yet love had ate its sweet bread and its fill
she would fall for his charms and his old spill,
her pals would say, tis true, he is no good
kick him to the curb, you know that you should.

In dreams, she saw love's true faith as her goal.
Yet his dark lies, in the end, took their toll.

2019 September 24
Sonnet,
checked by, howmanysyllables.com
14 lines x 10 syllables = a perfect 140 syllables/words
written for William Kekaula's,
"Because It's A Tuesday 140 - 140 Sonnet Poetry Contest"

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Panagiota Romios September 26, 2019 at 5:12 AM Outstanding, Robert. Panagiota is not a math person.)) of course you will win! Not because of the math, but your divine feeling for the human soul! Love, Panagiota Robert Lindley September 27, 2019 at 9:21 AM Thank you my friend. No good at math,eh? Not a problem, that is what handy calculators are for. True, what is a poet that speaks not from heart and soul.

Andrea Dietrich September 25, 2019 at 6:11 PM You kept it to the one syllable words, Robert. That is such a difficult challenge. I hope I can find time for it before it fills up. Good luck in the contest, my friend. Robert Lindley September 27, 2019 at 9:19 AM Thank you my friend. Tis harder than it seems to maintain the one syllable word count-when better descriptive words in certain verses, oft would improve the piece.

Richard Lamoureux September 25, 2019 at 5:16 PM Good story telling. Great job. Robert Lindley September 25, 2019 at 5:34 PM Thank you my friend. The contest idea interested me and I just let the ink fly..

Sunlite Wanter September 25, 2019 at 10:18 AM Love this sweet and so human poem. Robert Lindley September 25, 2019 at 4:50 PM Thank you my friend. I just had to try writing as was given in the contest requirements. A as a math lover and a numbers kind of guy.