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Poem (1.)- Titled- Nights Were Our Time Setting Our World Ablaze

Robert J. Lindley,

Sonnet, inspirational theme ( When Fate Allowed One Of The Four To Live On )

Syllables Per Line:10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10

Total # Syllables:140

Total # Words:::::108

Poem (2.)- Titled- When Man Lusts For All, Seeking All The More

Robert J. Lindley,

Sonnet, inspirational theme ( Black Curse, And Destruction That Such Greed Brings )

Syllables Per Line:10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10

Total # Syllables:140

Total # Words:::::108

Poem (3.)- Titled- Yet A Cure Within Light's Truth, May Be Found

Robert J. Lindley,

Sonnet, inspirational theme ( Memory And Sorrows It Sometimes Brings To Remind )

Per Line:10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10

Total # Syllables:140

Total # Words:::::108

Note:

Note: In my life, I have had three great friends each of which died

before the age of thirty-six. Two at age 32, one just two months shy

of age 35. All three were as wild as was I back then in our youth.

All took and raced down a wild, dark, joy seeking path- which as one

knows oft entails its many risks/dangers. All three sadly got into

heavy drug use, thus each one brought on their own premature demise.

This morn, I woke and remembered in my dream, their faces, their

laughs, the good times we once had. Deciding to write about them,

honor them -I chose the sonnet form with the self imposed restrictions

that each poem must be truthful to our past lives about death,

this world its darkness, its temptations and that if one but chose

Light over that of Darkness, one lives a far better and often a much

longer life. Dying before age 36... what a sad and dark rip!!

Thus decision to write triple sonnets (3 X 36 = 108)with each sonnet

being a total 108 words , written in ten syllable rhyming verses....

This was begun over three months ago- just finished the third sonnet

to complete the finished set today.

I hope you may enjoy this tho' it is a bit dark and about youthful death

- it also represents Life, Youth, Fate, and the mystery of why I survived

into old age (I am 65)and my three friends did not. As I was as wild as

they and also I also once raced down that dark path with same jubliant

and excessively foolish youthful glee...(!)(!)(!)

Stats on each poem:

Subject written on

( Three Lives, Three Sonnets, Three Friends, Fate's Dark Hand ),

A look back and thoughts on youth and death.

POEM TITLE 1. Nights Were Our Time Setting Our World Ablaze

POEM TITLE 2. When Man Lusts For All, Seeking All The More

POEM TITLE 3. Yet A Cure Within Light's Truth, May Be Found

(Three Lives, Three Sonnets, Three Friends, Fate's Dark Hand) POEM 1. Nights Were Our Time Setting Our World Ablaze POEM 2. When Man Lusts For All, Seeking All The More POEM 3. Yet A Cure Within Light's Truth, May Be Found ) Poem (1.) Nights Were Our Time Setting Our World Ablaze Youth, we thought world, our commands must obey we headlong raced to grab new gold all day Not knowing such may bring unholy Hell, Slacked our thirsty throats from deepest dark well! Living our quest for pleasure's Holy Grail We our own desirous lusts chased pell-mell On paths were horrific roadside remains, Of dead things and other slow drying stains! When those older and wiser tried to warn We laughed seeking to burn every new barn Nights were rampages to set our world ablaze, In foolish glee more hell we sought to raise! Alas! For three time allowed no amends! As Fated black hand its early death sends! Robert J. Lindley, 12-02-2019 Sonnet, ( When Fate Allowed One Of The Four To Live On ) Poem (2.) When Man Lusts For All, Seeking All The More Beneath heaven's stars, below mountain tops Streets full of cars, traffic that never stops Hustle and bustle of racing world speeds, Seeking massive wealth, as if such life needs! Under dawn's new glow, some work as if bees Amass wealth for show, as time away flees With little thought of living to explore, What help one may give to our needy poor! Above this sad world, sweet blue sky adorns Nature's gifts hurled, yet red rose has sharp thorns Careful sniff, aromatic its sweet smell, As man's vanity such beauty impales! When man lusts for All, seeking All the more. Souls thus sold, oft birth war's bloody gore! Robert J. Lindley, 12-02-2019 Sonnet, ( Black Curse, And Destruction That Such Greed Brings ) Poem (3.) Yet A Cure Within Light's Truth, May Be Found When the truth from ones life has been removed Vacancy slows what could have been improved Then comes decadence, its decaying rot Buckets of woes, despite what you have got! Life and this dark world, every soul affects In myriad of ways, some bring neglect Of heartfelt need for romance and true Love That oft negates pains of world's push and shove! Alas! Blinded path many millions walk As wickedness in this evil world stalks To happiness devour by its great Dark Roaming seas, eating as a great white shark! Yet a cure within Light's truth, may be found If one prays, asks to no longer be bound! Robert J. Lindley, 12-02-2019 Sonnet, ( Memory And Sorrows It Sometimes Brings To Remind )

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 12/4/2019 1:05:00 PM

All we can do as parents is to teach our children right from wrong and to learn from our own mistakes. Some may listen, but most do not. They want the freedom to make their own mistakes. I am very happy that my children chose the lighter path. Hindsight...you know. How sad that you lost your friends in their youth. I thought of my son when reading these. I enjoyed your tribute to your friends Robert. xxoo

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/6/2019 5:06:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Life is the most precious thing existing on earth. Yet too oft youth fails to realize that enough to take proper precautions. Disregarding its importance and risking life seems the major folly of youth- at least so in American male youths. Or else such was so during the decades of my youth( 60's, 70's and 80's).

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/3/2019 12:53:00 AM

Robert, you bring to life, life itself, so much to learn for future generations, if they will listen...again your poetry is so relevant.

Robert Lindley
Date: 12/3/2019 8:34:00 AM

Thank you my friend. A presentation like this, with its important message gets ignored primarily. As today, the going thing is sappy, poetry with less depth and oft with no true (coherent)message, IMHO. I can only write and hope each poem reaches somebody and actually helps in some way. God bless...