Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

When Courage Faithfully Flies

When Courage Faithfully Flies
     (Double Sonnets)(Lin 678)

Where man's soul and brave heart meets
hope sends great power there to save
Life from death that often cheats
the weak that could be so brave
When faith filled prayer saves man
truth comes forth and regains
Happiness- life and love plans
absent the dirty stains

Where man's soul and brave heart meets
hope sends great power there to save
Life from death that often cheats
the weak that could be so brave

Look to heaven for its power
Man knows not his last day or hour

*** *** ***

Your loyal words of faith fly
To heart that death so often cheats
With loss that makes her soul sigh
In painful hopeless heartbeats
Could the weak again be brave
When faith does not remain?
Heaven's truth descends to save
And cleanse sin's darkened stain.

Your loyal words of faith fly
To heart that life so often cheats
With loss that makes her soul sigh
In painful hopeless heartbeats

Heart now so brave finds new power
New hope gives courage in this hour.

Collaboration(Double sonnets) Robert J. Lindley and Aqua Marine
10/24/2016

Note: Sonnet form used (new)-Lin 678
Poem Syllable Counter Results
** Syllables Per Line: 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 0 7 8 7 7 0 8 8
Total # Syllables: 100
** Syllables Per Line: 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 0 7 8 7 7 0 8 8
Total # Syllables: 100

Total- 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 0 7 8 7 7 0 8 8 *** 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 0 7 8 7 7 0 8 8
Total # Syllables: 200
88 + 84 = 172 words.

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White Wolf October 26, 2016 at 8:27 PM Mate, I just love your sonnets! It is one of my fav forms now because of poets such as yourself Robert. Brilliant! Is this for a contest? Good luck if it is Robert... Robert Lindley October 26, 2016 at 8:38 PM Thanks my friend but it is not for a contest..I just decided to write using my new sonnet form and offered to collaborate with Aqua Marine and together we came up with this double sonnet using the new Lin 678 sonnet form. Pleased that you find it to be good..