Robert Lindley Poet Free verse

Sunshine Eats Its Armor

Sunshine Eats Its Armor


Night is an old fish
deep in a dark sea
racing ever upward,
emerging into light

slow to eat more
yet steady as she goes
ever changing its tails,

seeking life anew
anticipating,
a future never known,

breaking against all
speeding into a mist
longed for by many,
desires on every list

Night is a new fish
racing down to flee
sunshine eats its armor
deep, dark it wants to be

Robert J. Lindley

note: A little free verse tonight. Even as I try, poetic  rhyme still sneaks in..
like a dog chasing a juicy bone..lol

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Peter Lewis Holmes February 25, 2015 at 6:11 PM Wow!.."real" poetry...keep it up Robert...nice pen...Peter

Jiril Clemons December 31, 2014 at 7:45 PM Deep poetic piece, Robert. The metaphoric journey of night is greatly entertaining, and true. Great expression overall. Check out some of my poems, might find some you like. Peace.

Liam Mcdaid November 29, 2014 at 1:14 PM truly outstanding pen robert love how you painted this piece bless you

Robert Lindley November 28, 2014 at 7:57 PM Thanks my friends. Strange musings have plowed my dark fields as of late.... Darkness stalks my heart. I slap it away only to see it returned with friends. My blade flashes , it races away for months. Yet life says all is well. Ignore those raging knocks from hell. A wolf must not be friends with the sheep..

Richard Lamoureux November 28, 2014 at 6:03 PM Very well expressed piece Robert, great metophor for day and night.

Sara Kendrick November 27, 2014 at 8:14 AM Wonderful point made in this one..I enjoyed reading it this morning..I am glad that I chose it as one that I could read today..Sara

Gary Bateman November 26, 2014 at 4:12 PM Robert, A great write here My Good Friend!! I like the pace of this verse as you build out your imagery. With the "ever changing its tails" for some reason "fins" jumped into my mind and I thought "JAWS"!!! -- And then I thought, this cannot be so. Leave it to me to thing something like that HA HA!! This one is a very compelling thought-rendering verse, with the telling contrast between the Old Fish . . . New Fish. A Definite "7" on this Robert, and a FAV, so I can return to it. Best!! Gary

Monterey Sirak November 26, 2014 at 5:20 AM Love the images here! Very creative.

Andrea Dietrich November 26, 2014 at 12:14 AM I know the feeling and how poetic rhyme always sneaks in no matter what you do. this is REALLY imaginative. I like it a lot.