Within Mysteries, the Dark and Decay Also Hides

Within Mysteries, The Dark and Decay Also Hides
(free verse)


On a stony pebble, feet cried out in pain,
why does, in our way, sharp pebbles forever lay

and the beat goes on

daily turmoil and sadden goodbyes
nightly terrors, old broken toys
vacancies of illuminations
dark echoes that reveal
dismissal of kindness

and the beat goes on

In a dying feast,
why does each bite so bitter taste
broken spoon grinds upon aging teeth
table shakes its rotten legs
hope waves its retreat
tomorrow yearns to die

tomorrow, at own yearning, dies
hope, so foolish, is scorned
legs decay under table fallen
broken teeth curse aged spoon
even bitter can no longer be bitten
feast on death, never aught else

yet the heat is gone

kindness, as it were, no longer
concealed in devious light
where illuminations are filled
with days terrors, child returns
to greet anew the nightmare revived

yet the heat is gone

here, in our way, stones, jagged, perpetual
feet, mortifyingly quiet on jagged stone

A Collaboration, by Robert J. Lindley
and Lawrence Sharp
7-02-2020, free verse

Note: It has again been a blessing and great 
pleasure for me to compose with my great friend,
Lawrence Sharp. I am grateful for such a 
wonderful gift and the immense poetic talents
of my very kind writing partner. His verses
brought such wonderful depths and a very fine
added dimension to this new collaborative creation.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 7/5/2020 1:17:00 PM
You and Lawrence work so well together, a brilliant well composed verse with a poe like darkness. Tom
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/5/2020 2:13:00 PM
Thank you my friend. Yes Poe certainly influenced the heart and message in this collaboration. And I was most blessed to have such a creative, gifted and fantastic writing partner . God bless...
Date: 7/4/2020 5:47:00 PM
Wow, an impressive collaboration from two poets whose talent knows no bounds! Bravo to you both! Blessings xxoo
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/5/2020 9:31:00 AM
Thank you my dear friend. Always a great pleasure and true blessing for me to e able to compose with such a wonderfully creative poet as my great friend Lawrence Sharp, most assuredly is.. God bless....
Date: 7/4/2020 4:07:00 PM
Two great poets collaborating.... A deeply emotive production..
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/5/2020 9:28:00 AM
Thank you my friend. I am greatly honored and so truly blessed to have such an immensely talented co-writing. God bless..
Date: 7/3/2020 2:29:00 PM
what is it that we learn....when there is no longer concern....for the elderly nor the youth....when did a lack of compassion become our truth....be it racial tension or deprivation of funds....the oppression of the poor and weak is just to shun....but what do i even know....long ago i canceled my membership for i was never a fan of societys show....nicely done you two....very inspiring my friends....
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/3/2020 3:24:00 PM
Thank you my friend. Light prevails so that eventually truth will out. This dark world has always given the poor and the weak a downtrodden path to walk. Whereas the elite few live high and mighty. Mankind throughout history has went with the evil flow that proclaims that greed and might makes right. God bless....
Date: 7/2/2020 7:53:00 PM
Well done...a lovely colabration ....and the heat is gone while the beat goes on...
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/3/2020 7:19:00 AM
Thank you my great friend. Life presents is mysteries wrapped in ever evolving cloaks. The flowing beat is most vibrant in youth--as are the flames that turn up the heat. God bless..
Date: 7/2/2020 10:59:00 AM
Thank you, my friend, for another very rewarding collaborative effort. Your pen continues to inspire.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 7/2/2020 6:18:00 PM
Thank you my great friend. Always a joy to read your excellent poetry and collaborate with you. God bless..
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