Your Life a Jewel Unto Me

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Robert J. Lindley
Classicism,
Began June 10th 1979, - completed March 31st 2018
I started working on finishing this poem two weeks ago and finally got the last verses today.

Your Life A Jewel Unto Me O' long departed friend, wandering ghost in this dark world's mists, why hath thy memory held me so? Was not our time in the burning sun, an eternity in love's sweet embrace and your life a jewel unto me that gave both treasures and grace? Why could not our legacy hath been joy sweetest softness of thine first kiss with the gift of thy promising dreams- would that Fate have suffered us so. Would that life have been colors of your eyes, that delicate touch of thy hand and blessed morns with thy body next to mine. My darling, these longing dreams you send great ardor that thy memory bestows are gardens in my desires and aching mind that thy magnificent beauty recreates! Alas! Darkest Fate wiped away with hand-swept speed dearest nights of bliss and heavenly glow and burning intensity of thy deepest moans! O' long departed friend, wandering ghost in this dark world's mists, why hath thy memory held me so? Was not our time in the burning sun, an eternity in love's sweet embrace and your life a jewel unto me that gave both treasures and grace? Robert J. Lindley Classicism, Began June 10th 1979, - completed March 31st 2018

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Keith O.J. Hunt

Date: 4/2/2018 1:42:00 AM

A plea of classic love, lots of sweer-sorrow and tears from the gods... Great write Robert;-)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/1/2018 3:19:00 PM

Enjoyed reading your romantic work. Interesting form. I need to look that one up and see how it goes. Thanks for dropping by my work "Thoughts Race". Sara

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/1/2018 10:28:00 PM

Thank you my friend. This is just an old fragment that I felt needed and deserved to be finished. I hope you enjoyed reading this piece my friend.

Silent One

Date: 4/1/2018 11:31:00 AM

A poem of greatness started so long ago, and finished yesterday... Your pen is just as powerful today as it was back then.. I do not know if you are a Diana Ross fan, but I wrote a tribute for her, you might like it...

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/1/2018 12:53:00 PM

Thank you my friend. I hope my finishing these poems amounts to more than me just being too lazy( read old and tired) to write new ones! I've reasoned out that the reasons that I abandoned them so long ago were not justified -so now I am attempting to correct that youthful mistake. Hopefully it bears good fruits..

Carole Duet

Date: 3/31/2018 9:58:00 PM

What deep love does in our dreams is but a mirror of the memories we cherish the most and this poem is their reflection. What a wonderful poignant write, Robert. A FAV for me....

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/1/2018 12:50:00 PM

So true my friend. Our past, our dreams, our lives once lived are treasures not to be forgotten, IMHO. Very pleased that you found this one worthy and I am quite honored that you fav it..

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 3/31/2018 6:08:00 PM

Beautiful. Obviously of great importance this story, to set down in 1979 to sleep arrested in an 'unrestful' sleep, to be lovingly woken and retouched many years later.

Robert Lindley
Date: 4/1/2018 12:48:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Sadly, I have well over 200 fragments left over primarily from the early 70's and 80's and have begun a path to try to finish the ones that are worthy.