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You Steal My Beauty To Heart With Glee

You Steal My Beauty To Heart With Glee

Clear night sky once told me to yield
Hold your horses and be quite still
You are but a dot in a dirty brown field
Certainly nothing to give others a thrill.

Now go lay in a moonlit cave
head bowed and heart seeking relief
Give thanks for what I gave
and seek mercy for you are a thief.

You steal my beauty to heart with glee
yet return not praise and glory my way
Yes, you love deep what you see
but fail to ever give me proper pay.

What could I say facing such true accusations?
I simply bowed my head and gave sincere salutations.

R.J. Lindley
Spring, 1971 

Note- From my private journal. Written two years after my father's death.
I often wandered out into that barren brown field late at night to gaze at the vastness of the universe and ask why he was taken from me...
Soon with no satisfactory answer, I turned to hating the world with vengeance in my heart that continued for 18 long and painful years ..

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Gems Grandmother Gifts From Her Golden Word-Loom

Gems Grandmother Gifts From Her Golden Word-Loom

Gems grandmother gifts from her golden word-loom
Hold those fast horses and keep clean your own room
If you work, be sure to fill your hungry tanks
If you are grateful, you have just me to thank
I wash your dirty laundry and cook your meals
Sell our extra eggs just to pay the high bills
Careful, watch your step, pains are great from deep falls
Color outside, do not mark on my clean walls 
Think hard before you leap, doctors are not cheap
If you are playing for love, best play for keep
If you work real hard, you get money for town
Here we do not pay for you being a clown
We raise our chickens, goats, pigs and corn to eat
Know keeping this place afloat is quite a feat
Now go on, do your chores and we will be fine
Breakfast at six, come too late you do not dine
We do not burn our candles too late at night
Do not anger me, it's not a pretty sight
Enjoy the sun, God placed it there just for you
If you think me too hard, best you get a clue
Now hold your horses, God did not give me wings
I see you happy, my heart races and sings
Stop complaining, today is Sunday and clear
Now wash your hair and clean good behind each ear
No child, not everything I say is funny
What, you think we are rich and made of money
Dear child, listen to granny she tells you true
Even when mad, I love every one of you
So remember well your granny when she dies
Treasure each moment, you know how fast time flies
Now child heed well my wise words when you are grown
You reap no rich harvest if bad seeds are sown!

Robert J. Lindley. 3-16-2017

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Note- Dedicated to my loving, wise and honorable grandmother..
She was made of steel but loved us all dearly..
Reminded us that farm work was hard but would teach us to be responsible , honest and worthy to be respected in this life..

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Two Hearts, Two Lives, An Eternal Meld

Two hearts, Two Lives, An Eternal Meld

Hold your horses, those waters arent so deep
far, far more to life that eating and sleep.
Roses gleaming, dawn's beckoning new frosts
things you'd defend at any and all costs.
Picnicking, lakeside with your true soulmate
times you won, while so sorely tempting Fate!

Living to discover love, its treasures
path taken, with life's sweet, simpler pleasures.
Now gaze back at nights of hottest romance
with future lives planned, nothing left to chance.

Magnificent joy, two loving gems held
with two hearts, two lives, an eternal meld.

R.J. Lindley,
March 3rd, 1978
Sonnet, ( Life's Sweetest Promises )

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NOT A ZOMBIE - YOU'RE A DOCTOR, HEAL YOURSELF

~~~~~~~^^^^^^~~~~~~~~~~


I.

               Hold your horses just for a minute
                      Awaken from a sleep, seems so infinite
                             Look around you, seek beyond what your eyes' limit
                                      Take the chance to meditate - Quiescence, offer it.

                     
II.

                      Arose bountiful crimes diverged - evolved
               Forgiveness - Generous hearts initiation
                                    Jailed kindness lulled, Music now on play
                      Quiet, realize, STOP, think
           Understand vagues, work out excemptions, yawning ZOMBIE?

III.

                         Look, listen, love, learn lots
           Find for forgiveness, for freedom - FORGIVE
                                                           Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
                                                  STOP such second - SOUL'S SILENCE.


                                                                            ~~~~~~~^^^^^^~~~~~~~~~~

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The Fate of a Princess - The Great Act

"Um... I... you see.... um... I." What exactly was Princess Layla supposed to say? The thing is, I kept dreaming about this boy who seems to be in a strange place and somehow I fell in love with him. I was supposed to marry King Sunjong but I couldn't bare the thought of being with another man. I ran away at the first chance I got. While I wandered the country, I heard about a woman referred to as The Lady of the Gods who could grant any wish. Please help me meet my love! I beseech you! No! No! Princess Layla definitely could not say that. If she did, the woman would lock up her up believing the princess was mad.

"You desire to be reunited with your lover?" Said The Lady of the Gods, as she solemnly seeped the bitter concoction.

How did she know? Can she read my mind?

"Are you reading my mind?" Princess Layla asked in a whisper though they were the only ones in the room.

"I can do no such thing."

"But... then... how?"

"Your fate is truly unfortunate. Yue-Lao, God of Love, bound you to that boy who lives in a different time."

"What are you talking about? Say something that makes sense", said Princess Layla furiously. But even as she said all that, she understood. Her love was doomed. Everything she had done was pointless. She was left alone in this world and it was all her fault. By now, everyone she had known had been sentenced to death by the king and it was all her fault.

"Quit your crying. What a disgrace you have turned out. See what your great love that was worthy of throwing away your own parents, leaving them for dead, has got you. If it was in my power, I would not help you."

"What? Are you saying there is a way? So, everything isn't hopeless. Tell me, what must I do?" The Princess's spirit was revived. She just held onto that glimmer of hope her last words had promised.

"Hold your horses. Do you not feel any shame? How can you be so happy?"

"Lady, listen: It's none of your business", Said Princess Layla getting impatient.

"Then, I guess my service is no longer of great necessity to you?" The Princess immediately went on her knees which caught the woman's attention since it was considered great disgrace to bow to someone of a lower rank. However, The Lady of the Gods made no effort to help the princess up. Princess Layla was left to put on a theatrical show. She first pinched herself to make her eyes teary and went on to make a grand speech worthy of a standing ovation.

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Autumnal Pride


'Oh do move on, Summer - it's time for a change
I've so many seasonal chores to arrange!
Whilst you, my dear sister can laze in the sun,
For me there are serious tasks to be done.
I have to ensure that the hedgehogs remember
To stock up on food at the start of September.
Then trigger celestial cues as causation
For swallows' onset of  long distance migration.
Blithe, frolicking squirrels must forfeit their play
To stash bereted nuts for the next rainy day.

And whilst I remember, the trees need a shake;
A gentle reminder their leaves to forsake.
A new coat of paint is applied in a rush
And a kiss from my lips makes the blackberries blush.
I’ll crisp up the air and leave everything stark,
Ensuring that nippy Jack Frost makes his mark.
And tickle the prickles of sweet chestnut shells
Till, sides split with laughter, their treasure expels.
And last but not least, I've the pumpkins to swell
And harvest to gather, folk's hunger to quell.'

'Now please hold your horses, dear brother of mine.
Just take a deep breath and then all will be fine.
One thing you've left out in this frenzied oration;
We all play a role in the Master's creation.
So let’s work together and less of your squall,
Just maybe that’s why pride is linked to a fall!!'


02/08/18

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Best Hold Your Horses Poems | Poetry

New Hold Your Horses Poems

The Best Hold Your Horses Poems

You Steal My Beauty To Heart With Glee

Gems Grandmother Gifts From Her Golden Word-Loom

Two Hearts, Two Lives, An Eternal Meld

My Best Friend, the Lesbian

Catch Phrase Reunion

The Melody in My Heart

NOT A ZOMBIE - YOU'RE A DOCTOR, HEAL YOURSELF

So What

Someone to Hold 5

House To House

Praying Manny

Hold

Traps for Saps

THE DAY A BOY BECAME A MAN

The Fate of a Princess - The Great Act

Autumnal Pride