Robert Lindley Poet Rhyme

Poetic Whispering of Dark, Calamitous Decrees

Poetic Whispering Of Dark, Calamitous Decrees


Alas!       Such as dark, as need to atone
              gashing curses of blackest dread,
	         cold in heartache as frozen stone,
	         is sad death of a love-life once bled!
		
Behold!    Life once sailed forth all alone
              with its shadows creeping behind,
		  my how- deep miseries hath grown,
		  into iron chains that so firmly bind!
		   
Aghast!    I enter brilliant light now shone
               stand at eternity's first door,
		  where hath divine mercy now flown,
		  as I beg for forgiveness and much more!
		   
Lo!          Why cometh this low grievous tone
               voiced in most damning decrees,
		  that black shall eat my dying bones,
		  as dark desires hath so well damned me!
		   
R.J. Lindley, October 23rd, 1979
Rhyme, ( As Poe Once Within Midnight Dreams So Spoke To Me )
(Birthed As A Tribute to Edgar Allen Poe)

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M. L. Kiser January 2, 2020 at 7:30 PM Well penned Robert, a perfect tribute to Poe; a good length, to the point and dark. Robert Lindley January 3, 2020 at 3:40 PM Thank you my friend. I put my all into any poem I write about Poe or any of his magnificent poems. God bless..

Connie Marcum Wong December 31, 2019 at 5:52 PM May light fill your new year removing the darkness. This is well written and a tribute to Poe's melancholy Robert. Have a blessed New year! xxoo Robert Lindley January 1, 2020 at 9:41 PM Thank you my friend. I gather that you are very familiar with Poe and thus understand he was a tortured soul that happened to be immensely talented but not well understood during his life. Only in these many decades since his tragic death has enough information surfaced that paints him in a much kinder and just light. God bless..

Gary Radice December 30, 2019 at 2:40 PM An excellent poem Robert. I love it. I'm off to read more of Poe's work..and yours too. - Gary Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:47 PM Thank you my friend. A poet can not go wrong reading Edgar Allen Poe-- as he was by any true standard a Master Poet and an extremely intelligent person..... One that has gifted the world so much... God bless and Happy New Year to you and yours..

Brandy Nicole December 29, 2019 at 9:35 PM Oh my!! You have created a masterpiece my friend. You should print these words and frame them. The flow is perfect, the message clear. Such a wonderful tribute to Poe!! Darkness lingers throughout. Poe would be pleased. ~ Brandy Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:43 PM Thank you my friend. I am very delighted that you see this as an excellent piece! And you further gift me, " Poe would be pleased" as a treasure to hold..... God bless and Happy New Year to you and yours..

Quoth Theraven December 29, 2019 at 5:35 PM Robert, Wonderfully told Rhyme from so long ago. Isn't it marvelous how we've come together in the present, from the persons we were back then? From the other's comments, it appears there is a common impression in your poem. The dark. I like Caren's 'dashingly dark!' comment. -Richard Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:40 PM Thank you my friend. Yes it is and it often astounds me when I read some of my 30/40 year old writings--be it poetry form or short stories. God bless and Happy New Year to you and yours..

Anne-Lise Andresen December 29, 2019 at 3:50 PM - A first class dark poem, Robert ... I wish you a Happy New Year :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:37 PM Thank you my friend. ... Writing dark verse and honoring Poe is an honor for me to be able to do. Appreciate the visit and comment. Wishing you and yours, A Most Blessed New Year..

Tom Cunningham December 29, 2019 at 2:59 PM You are indeed soups dark master Robert, you set such a high standard I doubt there are many on here that would even get close. Happy New year. Tom Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:34 PM Thank you my friend. I cut my poetic teeth on Poe and Byron-- yet it has always been far easier for me to write in Poe's dark style than in Byron's romantic style. Happy New Year, to you and yours......

Vijay Pandit December 29, 2019 at 2:14 PM This is awesome, gorgeous poetry from your brilliant pen, Robert--I am saving in my FAVES. Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:31 PM Thank you my friend. Your fav'ing this is an especially appreciated gift to me. God bless and Happy New Year to you and yours..

Sandra Adams December 29, 2019 at 1:04 PM dark and intriguing are your words crafted so masterfully by your pen...wonderful brilliant write my friend... Happy New Year to you... hugs Robert Lindley December 30, 2019 at 3:29 PM Thank you my friend. I was only 25 years old back when I write this poem and in my wild youth.. Happy New Year to you too.......

Richard Lamoureux December 29, 2019 at 11:41 AM A master poet inspired by another master. Well expressed Robert. Blessings Richard. Robert Lindley December 29, 2019 at 11:49 AM Thank you my friend. I always did seem to ink my very best in tributes made to Edgar Allen Poe. This forty year old piece required very minor editing. As I only made two very minor changes.. God bless....

Caren Krutsinger December 29, 2019 at 11:37 AM It is something I could have never written, but it is compelling, and dashingly dark! A curiously interesting read that delighted my dark side. Robert Lindley December 29, 2019 at 11:46 AM Thank you my friend. I dare to say I bet that you could if you put your heart, soul and poetic talent to such a task, and likely do it even better! That you have a poetic dark side is already a sign of depth of far deeper understanding that many do not have! God bless....

Gregory Richard Barden December 29, 2019 at 11:24 AM Oh, this is deliciously dark and dangerous, Roberto, and full of vivid images and classic phrasing that I love ... all those things lose me when they're overdone or not handled intelligently, but you've hit the mark here quite well, and this is going to my faves. Wonderful stuff, My Poet Brother - keep up the great work! :o) - G Robert Lindley December 29, 2019 at 11:43 AM Thank you my friend. Poetry has been a blessing to me. As I lived a youthful and very interesting and wild life as a young man. Once never thinking to live past age thirty, I cast caution to the winds and for a time feared(so foolishly), nothing on this earthen plain. This ancient poem reminded how blessed I am just to now still be alive!