Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

Tempests That Eat Upon Stony Shores

Tempests That Eat Upon Stony Shores


There lay hidden- shadows in a great storm
tempest that eats upon this stony shore.
Night hiding devils wrecking such great harm
destroying in our hearts we most adore!

Waves crash into massive rocks that so shield
playgrounds of ivory sanded beaches.
Harsh winds beating the flowers in bright field
all are savaged as its darkness reaches!

Memories hold that we pray remains safe
glow of beauty existing hours before.
Fast stormy missiles blast all as they strafe
wrecking hell and destruction ever more!

Save our souls, we deeply, earnestly pray.
Give this gift, so we can see light of day!

Robert J. Lindley, 09-16-2015

Poem Syllable Counter Results

Syllables Per Line:	10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables:	140
Total # Lines:	17  (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:	 N/A
Total # Words:	101



Note-This poem was written by me back in early 90's. 
I decided to bring it from my private journal and 
present it here with a very minor edit.
In the last verse, I changed the word "joy" to --"gift"..

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Debbie Duncan October 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM Love this, I was reading tempest stories on another page of mine just this AM :)

James Fraser October 20, 2015 at 1:15 PM Robert, the title is simply stunning, followed by an equally stunning piece. When I do manage to be here, I sure enjoy gracing your pages, James :) :)

Laura Leiser October 16, 2015 at 4:25 PM The storms of life are expressed beautifully and masterfully in this lovely sonnet, Robert! Really enjoyed this :)

Eric Boddie October 16, 2015 at 1:48 PM Robert my friend....where do I begin....I mean the words you display....require nothing else to say....so stay strong and in the fight....because if we Pray we are Protected By The Morning Star's Bright Light....

Miraj Raha October 16, 2015 at 1:02 PM Wonderfully titled sonnet,Sir Robert.

Anne-Lise Andresen October 16, 2015 at 9:48 AM - It's beautiful Robert, love the last two linjene (7) - I wish you a wonderful weekend in beautiful autumn colors :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)