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What I Once Saw Dancing, Wearing No Shoes

What I Once Saw Dancing, Wearing No Shoes I saw a terrifying ghost today, apparition of the ages gone by There was far too much sadness in its play dancing long dark clouds in a weeping sky! I saw a dead man dancing a fine jig, got a headache seeing such ghastly moves It was all white-bones with scary red wig its eerie clopping feet were horse's hooves! I saw ancient fallen warrior cry, with misery in his quivering voice Kept asking this, "Please God, do tell me why" you know this dying was never my choice! I saw more, heard songs ripping out the blues gaily danced I did, but with no shoes! Robert J. Lindley, 05-13-2015 Sonnet, (Revised version)-9-27-2019 ( From- Dreams That Gave Me Darken Verses To Ink )

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/28/2019 9:38:00 PM

This lovely Sonnet is going into my Faves Robert! Have a great weekend! : ) xxoo

Robert Lindley
Date: 9/29/2019 9:54:00 AM

Thank you my dear friend. God bless you and yours as well. Have a wonderful weekend.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/28/2019 6:18:00 AM

You have described our sky this morning. It has been storming all night with loud thunder! "dancing long dark clouds in a weeping sky!"

Robert Lindley
Date: 9/29/2019 9:53:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Mother Nature gifts us fine and foul weather. And in that comes the many vagaries, surprises gifts and mysteries that make up life.