The Truth of Dearest Love Sworn, I Ask God How

(1.)

The Truth Of Dearest Love Sworn, I Ask God How

Over the grit-stained shoulders of ancient marble
Rests a million vagaries of humanity's million sins
Just as earth's flocks of beautiful songbirds warble
So goes the evils engaged in by millions of men
As trees shower this olden earth with billions of falling leaves.
On lichen laced boughs the owl sits watching the moon
Its brilliant shooting rays soothing the hearts of those that grieve
Thousands of hearts, as for new love gifted far, far to soon.
All night widgeon, mallard and teal sit almost freezing
Awaiting a dawn that brings warmth from brother Sol
In the foxhole, soldier read poetry found it pleasing
But the savagery of war brings its heavy, malignant toll.

My sweetest lover, I turn gently to her now as night growls.
I pray to love her always, with solemn words asking God how!

Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet,
June 9th , 1977

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(2.)
My Story, Pages Stained, Ripped, Badly Torn

She was trapped in the center of his large room
Black toys strewn around, nobody gave a good damn
She was a beautiful bride there without a groom
Soon her zigzag was far over to where I am.
That fantasy life was just another wet dream
Same as whitewashed earth on a fine Christmas morn.

Seems everything was a rotten, careless made scheme
My story, pages stained, ripped, badly torn.

When ones' crummy life is a still born metaphor
And days bring on nothing but crap and aching pains
You wake, see the garbage and say, hell, please no more
Swearing to leave this let me get hit by a damn train!

But Mother Nature sometimes can so cheer a sad soul.
You fall in love and forget life's heartbreaking bad tolls.

Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet
Nov. 23RD, 1980
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(3.)

As Morn Ate Its Way, Far Away From Peals Of Darken Night


She a rare beauty aplomb with glaze of a gleaming new sun
Bikini clad on the beach dancing and having such fun
Or out on a date dressed to desire and awestrike
I marvel that she could me truly ever love or like
Surely Heaven sent to rescue the sad, downtrodden me
I walked up asking out thinking surely she would flee
Her hair so luxurious and those long tan legs so fine
Suddenly I felt like a king, with pretty queen all mine.

As morn ate its way, far away from peals of darken night
I woke to her laying there, first ever Heavenly sight
Her there fully naked and hugging up those silken sheets
A kind of sweet joy came that nothing since has ever beat!

Was it just a daring dream and far too soon I would wake.
O' Lord please let it be real, cause just a dream, I can't take!

Robert J. Lndley, Sonnet
Jan. 12th, 1977


Note: Well, damn it was just a dream. But as such it makes
great fodder for a poet to ink something.
""
"" To rise in the soft morning pen and paper splash
Ponder delicious memories greater than cash
Still taste precious lips feel her sexual hug
To spend the fiery night, both together so tightly snug. ""

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Date: 9/1/2023 7:18:00 AM
You never cease to amaze me my friend. A stunning display of your mastery on crafting Sonnet. I felt the three different stages in your life, real or imagined--a symphony of emotions! A FAVE!
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Date: 9/1/2023 7:46:00 AM
Thank you, my good friend, yes- each poem was based upon a different time in my life and different events. In my youth Iwas wild and dated many pretty girls. Some of them were beautiful angels and sadly but also true = some of them were hiding very wicked devils. Yet as bad as that was I survived. God bless you.
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