Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

Now Your Love, Dwells There In Hellish and Lost Dreams

Now Your Love, Dwells There In Hellish And Lost Dreams

    Deep the cold at foot of our abandoned bed
    where roses wilt, praying early frost to die
    Green-eyed monster laughing loud to be fed
    your new "friends" gladly providing the lie
    No pleasure in revealing this most foul deed
    no solace in showing past pain in new light
    Was too late once you took on the bad seed
    turning once bright day into darkest night

    What of fantastic past joys we had both shared
    morns wrapped in warm bodies refusing to rise
    In darkness, my soul and heart was ensnared
    took years to recover from that surprise.

    Now your love, dwells there in hellish and lost dreams
    My spirit glows in relief, in love's true streams.

    R.J. Lindley,
    Sept 12th 1976

    Sonnet, 11 on 10....

    Poem Syllable Counter Results
    Syllables Per Line: 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 0 11 11 10 10 0 11 11
    Total # Syllables: 148
    Total # Lines: 16 (Including empty lines)
    Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A
    Total # Words: 116

    New Note( the old note and its cursing deleted)- These decades later the powerful dream still comes attempting to haunt.
    I wake with a smile knowing I survived and eventually prospered...

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Eve Roper December 17, 2017 at 10:35 AM Nicely done, Robert, I love the poem, "Recollections of a condemned man" - collaboration with Silent One.. it was amazing Hugs Eve

Richard Lamoureux September 12, 2016 at 8:46 AM A well deserved win Robert. Congrats.

Poet Destroyer A September 8, 2016 at 10:59 AM Robert, Congratulations on your awesome win. Stop by my blog "Tonight I will Write" and enjoy your win. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Edlynn Nau May 7, 2016 at 8:45 PM So beautiful in the story telling and classical form. I find the syllable count is much easier to manipulate in couplet rhyme scheme than in classical sonnet too. However, the challenge of the classical is intellectually more satisfying. The Maths are far more difficult and it seems to read with a more musical cadence (in my opinion). I end up poking the words with a stick for those silly Bulls! Huh! This is delightful and so well done! THIS GETS THE SEVEN!

Skat A May 6, 2016 at 1:55 AM great sonnet Robert, enjoyed this one, thank you for sharing ~~XOX SKAT

Jannie Breedt May 5, 2016 at 10:15 AM Hi Rob.... thanks for checking out my poem. this one is fantastic. The betrayal is so brutally felt. "no solace in showing past pain new light" should be the title of a movie. Congrats on your awards