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1. Poetry is a stone, turned to expose to searching winds of a once hidden earth.
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2. Poetry is art, mind painted, heart colored and fire risen.
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3. Poetry is a fruit, hanging on a bountiful tree, begging to fall.
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4. Poetry is an ever expanding ocean, begging ever more creatures to swim in its swirling depths.
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5. Poetry is cake on a golden platter, eaten with fork, spoon, butter knife or greedy hands.
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6. Poetry is cherry blossoms, crying for the soft, cool winds to wave their beauty to the awaiting sun and the gasping skies.
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7. Poetry is glistening dewdrops falling upon virgin ground to gift dawn's hope and night's desire to match brilliance of glistening moonbeams.
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8. Poetry is a poet's heart and soul uniting to bless others, while temporarily shielding searching souls against this dark world's poison tipped arrows.
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9. Poetry is brightly sent musical notes that heart sees, mind colors and spirit longs to record.
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10. Poetry is ink blotted, soul driven splashes that cry to be read, beg to be understood and unabashedly sing to give to its dear readers.
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11.Poetry is a colorful bird, in heavenly flight to a paradise that awaits man's sincere pleading heart and desirous spirit.
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12. Poetry is a child happily playing, a mother joyfully singing and a father blessed to have and so very dearly appreciate loving both.
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3 poems and a prayer, O' yes from 1973

Blog Posted by Robert Lindley: 7/11/2023 2:18:00 PM

I wrote a bit differently at age 19.. 3 poems and a prayer, O' yes from 1973.

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(1.)

On Nights As Quiet As Silent Fern Grows

On nights as quiet as silent fern grows

Within solitude of a heart torn

A chill like a blanket of winter snow

Invades to destroy hopes of the forlorn.

Outside far beyond moon so softly weeps

Yet the heartbroken finds no release

Hours tick away that much needed sleep

Even most sincere prayers bring no peace.

Those sad nights bringing dark unholy hell

Life seeks to deny epic horrors sent

Yet sorrow's great powers are hard to quell

For heart and soul are both torn and spent.

On nights as quiet as silent fern grows

Within solitude of a heart torn

A chill like a blanket of winter snow

Invades to destroy hopes of the forlorn.

Robert J. Lindley, 4-27-1973

Rhyme,

(2.)

A Vision So Breathtaking To Behold

I remember that day as clear as glass

Glistening dew wet upon verdant grass

A true angel stood there smiling at me

I in my hammock under that old elm tree.

A vision so breathtaking to behold

Like fantastic romantic tale well told

Mind asking can this sweet treasure be real

Is this love at first sight that I now feel?

Taking a deep breath and another look

Deeper romantic thoughts began to cook

Tis heaven sent and so meant to be mine

I say I love you, I want to be thine.

I remember that day as clear as glass

Glistening dew wet upon verdant grass

A true angel stood there smiling at me

I in my hammock under that old elm tree.

I remember that day as clear as glass

Glistening dew wet upon verdant grass

A true angel stood there smiling at me

I in my hammock under that old elm tree.

Robert J. Lindley, 4-28-1973

Romanticism,

(3.)

There Within Twilight's Soft Whispering Breath

There within twilight's soft whispering breath

Resides divine words that can defeat death

Words of hope bathed in Beauty and Light

Treasures as can relieve saddest of plights.

Dare we mortals live our winter choices

Pleading for more with our desperate voices

Mind chanting our deepest of dark sorrows

Living each day, praying for tomorrows.

Our souls steeped in ravaging hot blood

Born to allow our emotions to flood

Prisoners to our passionate resolves

Seeking to our greedy powers evolve.

Should we ever vanquish our darken lusts

Break that stabbing blade that forever thrusts

Only then may we hear that dawning plea

To live and love true, daring to be free.

There within twilight's soft whispering breath

Resides divine words that can defeat death

Words of hope bathed in Beauty and Light

Treasures as can relieve saddest of plights.

Robert J. Lindley, 5-01-1973

Rhyme,

( To look with astonishment beyond the earthen plane )

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Michael
Tor

Date: 7/26/2023 6:04:00 AM

Robert love these treasure troves of poetry. So glad you brought them back to life. Thank you so much for sharing your talent is always admired by me and many on this site, and your blogs are thorough with much information my friend. God bless you...

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/26/2023 6:30:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. Glad to have you back presenting your work! Poets are meant to share their work with others. God bless you..

Michael Tor
Date: 7/26/2023 6:05:00 AM

I ve been away and Im trying to catch up...

Bj
Legros Kelley

Date: 7/14/2023 1:29:00 AM

Very lovely poems Robert, how wonderful to find these beautiful tresures in your brother's attic, thank you for sharing them with us!

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/14/2023 6:30:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. I have been blessed in my life. One just needs to have faith and GOD does the rest. God bless...

Unseeking
Seeker

Date: 7/12/2023 8:17:00 AM

Thanks for sharing ~ absolutely love these poems, Robert. How did you manage to archive them for so long?

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 10:08:00 AM

These were found in my older brothers attic recently. I guess he had them from when I lived with him for a few months back in the early 1970's. Lucky for me! God bless

Kim
Rodrigues

Date: 7/11/2023 6:58:00 PM

Always a romantic!

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 6:51:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. Yes, I was indeed an idealist back then. Trying to form my own unique style in composing. God bless.

Beryl
Edmonds

Date: 7/11/2023 4:56:00 PM

Beautiful poetry from the year 1973 Robert, a very talented young poet you were and still are… Belle

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 6:50:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. I was a very young poet in those days. God bless.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/11/2023 3:32:00 PM

Wow from 73. My h.s graduation year and I had barely written poems myself till years later. These are classy poems.

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 6:49:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. I finally have the time to reply to my friends that commented on this poem. Wow you graduated in 1973! So did I... God bless..

Mark
Toney

Date: 7/11/2023 3:28:00 PM

Robert, thank you for sharing these delightful poems that you wrote over 50 years ago!

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 6:47:00 AM

Thank you my friend for reading! I had hoped this would be pleasing to read for those that would read it. God bless.

Lady
Labyrinth

Date: 7/11/2023 3:11:00 PM

absolutely stunning writes ... at 19yrs. The foundations of an intense and sophisticated style for you further in your life journey. And at 19yrs, an intelligent depth of understanding. Thoroughly interesting to me, to glimpse the mind of young Lindley. Thank you for sharing your gift.

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/12/2023 6:46:00 AM

Thank you, my dear friend. At that age I had already composed well over a hundred poems. Was indeed searching to form how to compose. Searching for my style in poetry. I was reading and studying the great poets of old. God bless.

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