Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

When Thy Chains Are Too Heavy, Do Not Complain

When Thy Chains Are Too Heavy, Do Not Complain 
           (read of thy sins and weep) 

When thy chains are too heavy, do not complain
for thy heart cried out for that slavish embrace.
Thou art in truth as dark as is thy black stain
thinking thy greatness nobody can replace.

On devil's altar thou burned innocent life
and in arrogance praised thy unholy acts.
In deep blindness, ignored thy sins that were rife
with lies destroying pure innocence and facts.

Hidden in that dark shroud thy beloved *pall*
casting cruel words, those that show thy intense hate.
Yet thy cruelty will bring on thy great fall
no human can escape crushing hands of Fate.

In empty chambers black soul cries for relief
denied because thy treasures only brought grief.

Robert J. Lindley, 11-15-2016
Sonnet Lin 11

Poem Syllable Counter Results 
Syllables Per Line: 11 11 11 11 0 11 11 11 11 0 11 11 11 11 0 11 11
Total # Syllables: 154 
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
 Words with (syllables) counted programmatically: N/A 
Total # Words: 114

Note-  (1.)
Definitions of pall:

(1.)    **  noun:   burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped **
    
noun:   a sudden numbing dread
    noun:   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    verb:   lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

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White Wolf November 15, 2016 at 4:41 PM This is brilliant Robert! Going into fav's for sure.