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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, 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

Date: 8/9/2018 7:15:00 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
Date: 8/9/2018 7:20:00 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

Date: 8/8/2018 1:13:00 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
Date: 8/9/2018 5:14:00 AM

Thank you my good friend. Always a pleasure to read your very insightful comments.

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/8/2018 11:15:00 AM

Your sonnet, Robert are so inspiring, and this continues the wonderful flow, of your mind.

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/8/2018 11:49:00 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

Date: 8/8/2018 7:53:00 AM

A soul-searching poem, Robert:)

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/8/2018 11:49:00 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

Date: 8/7/2018 2:31:00 PM

Ah, but we're all human; beautifully done Robert.

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/7/2018 4:20:00 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

Date: 8/7/2018 12:20:00 PM

Never wrong dear Robert, never...

Robert Lindley
Date: 8/7/2018 1:22:00 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

Date: 8/7/2018 10:25:00 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
Date: 8/7/2018 10:50:00 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.