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A look back , at fleeting shadows and morns brilliantly bright.
At summer skies and love under moonlight and heavenly skies.
At lost treasures, gems one can wonder at having ever been able to hold.
At youthful folly, wild nature and ponder why some reckless fools live so long...
And in all of that, still yearn to walk in morn's new glow and day's great promise....
with hopes of wondrous dreams to come...

We Had Time, Eternity Or So We Thought

We Had Time, Eternity Or So We Thought

We had time, eternity or so we thought
days of sunshine, picnics in flowering fields.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought
on and on, our raging love forever builds!

We had time, eternity or so we thought.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought.

We had time, eternity or so we thought
you with great beauty that would never fade.
In life's great illusion we both were caught
forgetting we were mortal flesh and bone made!

We had time, eternity or so we thought.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought.

Yes, about that time we both thought secure
those summers, when bliss came with the winds.
We swam in love, its clear waters so pure
treasured times awaiting around the bends!

We had time, eternity or so we thought.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought.

Yes, about that illusion we both held so dear
did we not see and hear its silent cracks?
More breaks in our shield that allowed in world's fear
with tragedy following up our well worn tracks?

We had time, eternity or so we thought.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought.

Yes, about past fantastic times of love's bliss
romance and its magnificent joys we had.
You and I shall hold onto that first sweet kiss
give thanks for blessings, no longer be sad.

We had time, eternity or so we thought.
In life and in love, nothing more ever sought.

 9-25-2017

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Chris Fortin Date: 1/6/2018 9:43:00 PM just .. wow ... amazing. thk u Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:43:00 PM Thank you my friend. Very pleased you like this one and found some value to it..

Gregory Richard Barden Date: 11/7/2017 5:57:00 AM Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Robert - nicely done, my friend! :-) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:43:00 PM Thank you my friend. I am always amazed that my telling of my youthful mistakes , sadness and romantic follies oft has such positive effect and may even help others know that life does also hold future hope.

Susan Ashley Date: 11/6/2017 9:17:00 PM Returning to congratulate you Robert on your win with your fantastic write! Excellent and enjoyed again! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:41:00 PM Thank you my friend. I am always overjoyed and grateful when my words have a positive effect and give others some cause to see that life tho' sometimes dark , can and does gift blessings later.

Eve Roper Date: 11/6/2017 7:55:00 PM Robert, congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:38:00 PM Thank you Eve. I hope you and yours have a most blessed and joyful new year.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 10/27/2017 3:08:00 PM Your poem expresses the kind of love everyone seeks yet may not find in their lives. This is a beautiful poem and your note extends its beauty Robert. Congratulations on having it honored with POTD my friend! : ) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:38:00 PM Thank you my friend. I wrote a far happier ending than real life brought. There was once bliss but her desire to always have it all --me and her drugs, destroyed the dream.

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 10/25/2017 9:01:00 PM Hello Robert, i have just finished reading your poem. I also found this poem to be very moving. Have a nice evening my friend. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:35:00 PM Thank you my friend. This poem was based upon a very sad part of my life. A very deep love that almost destroyed me..

Gary Bateman Date: 10/23/2017 2:29:00 PM Hello Robert, A very moving and fulsome Rhyme here for sure. Yes, the age-old crux of illusion vs. reality paired with the fleeting nature of man's mortal coil, juxtaposed to man's desire for things in both life and love to last for an eternity. Very Well-Done, and congratulations on POTD!! A FAVE TOO!! Best Wishes, Gary Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:48:00 PM Thank you my friend. A life lived too fast and too wild, with some of the usual sad events, especially in the romance department. Robert Lindley Date: 1/7/2018 1:34:00 PM Thank you my friend. A life lived too fast and too wild, with some of the usual sad events, especially in the romance department.

John Hamilton Date: 10/11/2017 11:29:00 AM Who can undo past mistakes, no one, but the memories live on. I loved this poem, the refrain makes it quite lyrical which you know I appreciate. Congrats on another POTD worthy write! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 10/11/2017 1:17:00 PM Thank you my friend. When composing this piece, I moved the refrain from the opening verses to the closing verses. I thought it far more impacting and beautifully smooth that way. Tossed a coin on it being both the opening and the closing couplet.. As is, we have total of 5 - 4 verse stanzas and 5 refrains- as I wanted that symmetry...

Arthur Vaso Date: 10/9/2017 2:15:00 PM Ahh time captures us all at some point, sorry I missed this gem, a beautiful poem and congrats on POTD!!! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 10/9/2017 2:58:00 PM Thanks my friend.... Even when very young, Time seemed to be an avowed enemy of mine...Nothing has changed in that regard in 50+ years it seems to me.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 10/1/2017 3:52:00 AM I am so happy to see this wonderful poem honored with POTD Robert. Congratulations! : ) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 10/1/2017 9:47:00 PM Thank you my friend. I just let ink fly and jotted down what my muse told me. Occasionally she hits the mark.. When she is not raging at me for my interfering with her thoughts!

Carol B. Date: 9/30/2017 11:57:00 AM Congratulations on receiving POTD. This makes one realize the importance of being present and appreciating what we have for we never know what tomorrow brings. Great write. :) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/30/2017 1:35:00 PM Thank you my friend. Appreciating our blessings be they large or small, many or few- leads to a better life. As positive thought deeply embraced is a shield against darkness.

Moon Flower Date: 9/29/2017 9:44:00 PM Simply beautiful. Congrats on POTD, Robert. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/30/2017 5:27:00 AM Thank you my friend. Glad you liked this one.

Winged Warrior Date: 9/29/2017 4:18:00 PM Amazing write my friend...Congrats on POTD!!!...god bless...*WW* Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 7:36:00 PM Thank you my friend. Glad you liked this trip into my past and hopefully I did it and her justice in my verses. I poured my heart into it. What more can a poet do??

Susan Ashley Date: 9/29/2017 3:42:00 PM A beautifully written nostalgic poem Robert. The refrain is lovely in itself, but it's really amazing how it flows through the background of your poem linking stanza to stanza in a wonderfully rhythmic way that sets up your reverie perfectly. Congratulation on POTD honors!! Enjoyed :) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 7:34:00 PM My good friend, thank you for such glowing comments and support. I admit taking extra time on this piece because that beautiful lady deserves the best I could muster. She went on to live a happy married life and have 4 children. I went on to live a wild life and not truly settle down for years. Sweet memories of that awesome first kiss she gave are very precious to me..

Janice Canerdy Date: 9/29/2017 1:22:00 PM Truly deserving of POTD. Such a lovely, appealing poem, Robert! Janice Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 3:11:00 PM Thank you Janice. I am glad that you like the poem and could see its merits my friend.

Mashaal Haider Date: 9/29/2017 12:24:00 PM Honestly deserves to win, congrats Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 3:09:00 PM Thank you Mashaal. When I write about my past and my wild youth, I do to the best of my ability present it all truthfully. And I made a lot of mistakes, walked away from some beautiful gems. Oft I did so because they deserved better than a guy too wild to settle down, into a calm and peaceful life.

John Gondolf Date: 9/29/2017 10:58:00 AM Robert, congrats on the POTD, this poem is well deserving of that honor. It is amazing how our perspective on love and life changes between our youth and old age; and the older we get the clearer that becomes. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 12:21:00 PM Thank you John. We have an advantage after having lived more decades in that Life teaches us that Love is complicated and has a down side too. It is only as strong as the united bond that forges it. And sometimes Time weakens that bond. Thus sadness and true heartbreak rise to replace the joy of bliss.. Hindsight allows for deeper and clearer evaluations on past relationships.

Eve Roper Date: 9/29/2017 10:58:00 AM Back to congratulate you on your POTD Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 12:15:00 PM Thank you Eve. I appreciate that consideration and evaluation my talented friend.

Charlie Smith Date: 9/29/2017 8:15:00 AM Wonderful nostalgic tender glance over the shoulder Robert, make forever today. Fabulous, deserving POTD honor. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 9:07:00 AM Thank you my friend.. I do my best to make the most out of the immense blessings I have today.. Love and family-- greatest of treasures!!!

Agnes Krampe Date: 9/29/2017 6:49:00 AM So true, and so beautifully said. Congrats on your POTD. It was a joy to begin my day with your poem. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 6:57:00 AM Thank you my friend. I wish you a blessed day, week and that your golden pen may always have ink to write your fine verses!

Silent One Date: 9/29/2017 6:38:00 AM Congrats on POTD, fully deserved my friend.. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 6:55:00 AM Thank you Silent One. I am in awe any time my poems are deemed to be worthy. I do so often write about my life and real people that have been a part of it. ""We had time, eternity or so we thought. In life and in love, nothing more ever sought."" ^^ Was the illusion that such intense love brings. Reality oft proves that, Fate and Time do not comply..

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 9/29/2017 6:24:00 AM I remember such timelessness. Beautiful affecting pen my friend, congratulations on potd, have a wonderful day :) xomo! Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 6:50:00 AM Thank you Maureen. That you remember and can relate is pleasing to read. Appreciate your support, kindness and your poetry..

Maria Williams Date: 9/29/2017 3:23:00 AM Congrats on POTD Robert. You know you well and truly deserve it, dear friend...Maria xxx Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 6:49:00 AM Thank you Maria. Appreciate your support and appreciate this POTD honor being bestowed.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/29/2017 2:17:00 AM - A beautiful poem, Robert - Congratulations on yours P.O.T.D. ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/29/2017 6:47:00 AM Thank you my friend. I am quite pleased that this one has been so well received.

Silent One Date: 9/28/2017 9:17:00 AM Our breaths may not be here for eternity, but love can outlive even death.. A wonderful write my friend.. Login to Reply Robert Lindley Date: 9/28/2017 8:27:00 PM Thank you my good friend. True, death destroys the human body but not the soul or love. Love extends beyond the mortal grave..

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