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Ravishing Predawn Vision, Return To Me

Ravishing Predawn Vision, Return To Me

My panacea, vision shining forth, wee hours of morn
Her chatoyant hair, flowed in my all consuming dreams
Her demure gaze, always smiling, never a look of scorn
In paradise, ingénue bathing in moonlit magical streams.

Ineffable appearance, stardust in hair healed heart so torn
Something intangible, mellifluous echoed with her words
Tasting of honey, her kiss removed my heart so forlorn
Her lissome dance was as easy as mere flight to birds.

Cynosure born, her beauty sent me into a trance
Such glamor, Hollywood starlets would die to possess
In love, I boldly begged for her sempiternal dance
For that affront, my princess gave me her last caress.

Never again, did mornings glow with her grace and soft kiss.
Beauty's perfection, my grieving soul will forever miss.

Robert J. Lindley, 5-12-2016

Sonnet- Mixed Syllable count , 13/14/15

Syllables Per Line: 14 13 14 15 0 15 15 14 13 0 13 13 14 13 0 14 14
Total # Syllables: 194
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:
Total # Words: 128 

My answer to Silent One's challenge to write a poem using the ten words below.  

Chatoyant: Having a changeable luster. A chatoyant stone or gemstone, such as the cat's-eye.
Cynosure: Something or someone who is the centre of attention.
Demure: shy and modest 
Glamour: defined as the elegant, exciting or attractive quality that makes someone or something seem special or desirable.
Ineffable: too overwhelming to be expressed or described in words; inexpressible
Ingénue: A naive, innocent girl or young woman
Lissome: Moving or able to move with grace and ease; lithe and graceful
Mellifluous: something musical, melodious or pleasant to hear
Panacea: A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
Sempiternal: Enduring forever; eternal

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Sandra Haight Date: 5/13/2016 1:58:00 PM Beautiful and sad, but such an excellent use of the words, Robert, and done within a Sonnet! Congratulations on your meeting this challenge above and beyond! 7, Sandra Login to Reply

Edlynn Nau Date: 5/12/2016 4:34:00 PM Another beautiful but very sad sonnet! Is there no JOY in this Robert? The words are eloquent and paint the story of love gained and lost. Beautiful snapshot like on a Storyboard. This is an exquisite dance of music and skill. Truly a treasure! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 5/12/2016 5:18:00 PM There was once great and very deep JOY--that is the message-- that even such JOY does not insure THE SUSTAINING OF A RELATIONSHIP. SOMETIMES--PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER THAT ARE TOTALLY WRONG FOR EACH OTHER. When that is the case, best to realize it and cut the cord sooner rather than later. She was one that I saw it sooner and summoned the courage to act. Life is just that way sometimes..... Was extremely hard to walk away from her.. Poetic leeway was how I made it less confrontational in the telling my friend.