Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

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Robert J. Lindley, 8-07-2018
Sonnet, ( Recurring Dreams)

Syllables Per Line: 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12
Total # Syllables: 168
Total # Words: 120

Note: Woke 4 am , decided to write this one, as it was fresh on my mind...

Sitting In the Dark, With Darkness Covering Me

Sitting In The Dark, With Darkness Covering Me

Sitting in the dark, hearing voices in the hall
remembering my many lovers, one and all.
Some that sent my heart aloft, on heavenly flights
others that kept me company on lonely nights.

Sitting in the dark, seeing true beauties once known
then, the fairest of gardens, never overgrown.
Night waning, those echoes, their honey-drenching calls
also remind me, of my many faults and falls!

Sitting in the dark, with darkness covering me
begging each, please forgive me, what I did to thee.
Silence, as each lover then slowly fades away
Ah yes, we mortals, for our sins we have to pay!

Dawn's morning rays, broke me from that dreaming trance.
Were we wrong seeking too much in youthful romance?


Robert J. Lindley, 8-07-2018
Sonnet, ( Recurring Dreams)

Syllables Per Line: 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12 12 12 0 12 12
Total # Syllables: 168
Total # Words: 120

Note: Woke 4 am , decided to write this one as it was fresh on my mind...

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Gary Bateman August 9, 2018 at 7:15 AM Hello Robert, A most excellent sonnet that's demonstratively laden with soulful imagery and complex emotions!! Yes, the vagaries youthful romance do have a way in populating our consciousness, at times, as we each grow older. I enjoyed this one immensely!! Superbly-Done!! A FAVE!! Best Wishes, Gary Robert Lindley August 9, 2018 at 7:20 PM Thank you my good friend. Always a pleasure for me when you visit to read and comment on my poetry. I truly appreciate the fav too!

Besma Riabi Dziri August 8, 2018 at 1:13 PM Wow! Robert, too much pain and dark pondering covered with beauty! You are a beautiful soul with an open mind and heart.. so hash on yourself! and that is the case of souls of faith and grace.. those who seek perfection and perpetual peace of mind.. the closing couplet is amazing! We are now who we are because of those years of youth, wrong doings, sins.. we acquire wisdom because of our continuous growth and awareness.. Enormously beautiful and great is your Sonnet! A gem and FAV! Be blessed. Robert Lindley August 9, 2018 at 5:14 AM Thank you my good friend. Always a pleasure to read your very insightful comments.

Harry Horsman August 8, 2018 at 11:15 AM Your sonnet, Robert are so inspiring, and this continues the wonderful flow, of your mind. Robert Lindley August 8, 2018 at 11:49 AM Thank you my good friend. I love to write sonnets and it pleases me ever so greatly when others read and enjoy them..

Joanna Daniel August 8, 2018 at 7:53 AM A soul-searching poem, Robert:) Robert Lindley August 8, 2018 at 11:49 AM Thank you my very good friend. When old we tend to search our souls a bit more closely and with greater heartfelt interest.

M. L. Kiser August 7, 2018 at 2:31 PM Ah, but we're all human; beautifully done Robert. Robert Lindley August 7, 2018 at 4:20 PM My good friend, thank you for your visit and kind comment. So true we are human and we oft strive to express ourselves with words intended to give to others..

Charlie Smith August 7, 2018 at 12:20 PM Never wrong dear Robert, never... Robert Lindley August 7, 2018 at 1:22 PM Thank you my very good friend. I think you are correct-in that love , especially in our youth pays many visits until we fall into the depths of a true and glorious love that never leaves us.

Arturo Michael August 7, 2018 at 10:25 AM I don't think so...Life is too short...even a sad love is better than no love at all...All the best Robert Robert Lindley August 7, 2018 at 10:50 AM Thank you my good friend. Yes, but in the quest if too many beautiful and lovely hearts are broken, what then? Does Life and this World bear the responsibility or does the individual doing the damage while seeking a true soulmate? Thank you for commenting my friend.