Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

This Old Castle

This Old Castle

This old castle, groans under the bright sky
stones weeping from blood soaked in long ago.
Granite walls and invaders to deny,
forced entry or even  catapult throw!

This old castle, dark nights music creeps out
sad songs tell of blood and decaying bones.
Many say ghosts scream and float all about
whispered curses in agonized low tones!

This old castle, fortress to protect  life
boiling oil poured on attackers below.
Death, sad pain washed in misery and strife
war the worst kind of dark and bloody show!

Old castle quietly guards its sad tales.
Yet often, one hears those sad midnight wails.

Robert J. Lindley, 12-19-2015

Form: Sonnet

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:	 
Total # Words:	103

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Ovidiu Bocsa February 28, 2016 at 9:30 AM I would have liked to be a poor knight Of your old Castle to watch each night And let enter at first only a lonely dove To change it palace with power of love.

Funom Makama December 24, 2015 at 7:33 AM when the rains fall, they will feel so warm even in cold if they are poured through your lines. You are superb, fantastic and just wow! Its nice I visited this page. Compliments of the season dear poet!

Anne-Lise Andresen December 19, 2015 at 2:16 PM - Wonderful sonnet ...... a spooky old castle (definitely ghosts there :) - I wish you and your family a peaceful and beautiful Christmas, Robert :) - Christmas hugs // Anne-Lise :)