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    Norse Mythology, Return Of The Slayer Of Dragons

    ( Part One, Darkness Arrives)

    I - (THE PLEA)

    Slayer of weak beasts, ravager of torn breasts
    Darkness from East, dragons its armored crests
    What hero dares to slay this foul evil
    What man may dispatch this tool of the devil?
    Hell's fires doth burn hot from its massive jaws
    Innocent red blood drips from its sharp claws
    Hero, bring thy brave heart - courage made of steel
    Hope's faith, all it begets in thy iron will.

    Shall Valhalla send relief - heroic hands
    Salvation from great beast in weakened lands
    Doth not their sad cries reach their merciful gods
    Can avenging warriors smite with lightning rods?
    Hero! Bring thy sword and armor with dire haste
    For this foul creature, such dear lives now wastes
    Blessings on thy travels to their burnt cities
    For they languish so sad in their deep pities!


    (Part Two, Odin Sends A Hero)

    II. - (THE ARRIVAL)

    From dark skies, ball of fire downward fell
    From Asgard's vault, landed he in their hell
    From Thor's loins this invincible form was sown
    In armored flesh, power never before known
    Sword fired from Asgard's own best armor makers
    With Thor's own hammer, still an earth shaker
    Standing eighteen foot from head to his bare feet
    Thor's new warrior anything but sickly sweet.

    With blue eyes and a mind keen as dawn's new lights
    Courage born from his father's greatest fights
    Seeing desolation, far as eye could see
    He had been summoned down to set this world free
    With sword and hammer obeying Odin's decree
    Wings formed by Loki, flew he to the sea
    Found, huge tracks of massive, marauding black beast
    Blood all about, stripped bones from its bloody feast!

    ( Part Three, Slayer Finds The Beast)

    III - (The Battle)

    Far off, clouds of smoke reveal the beast at play
    Slayer knew battle coming, he knelt to pray
    With words sincere, he asked for Odin's favor
    Strength to beast destroy, victory to savor.
    As Valhalla's sign sky-fire, showed brightly clear
    Slayer arrived, to conquer dragon with no fear
    Beast saw Slayer in armor and keen to fight
    Charged forth with fire and all its massive might
    Slayer stepped quick and sent spear into its side
    A mere nick to sting and burn its fierce pride.

    Angry beast turned and blew fire upon empty stone
    Slayer plunged sword hilt deep, hitting dragon bone
    One mighty leap on its huge scaly back
    Its vulnerable neck he began to hack.
    Beast fast rolled left throwing slayer right off
    Spoke of Slayer's death with arrogant scoff.
    Slayer laughed out loud and gave a big smile
    Said, beast you shall die in just a little while
    With that said, Thor's invincible hammer he threw
    Dragon received true justice so long overdue!

    ( Part Four, Slayer Returns Victorious)

    IV- (Fame, Feasts And Rewards)

    Death had by Slayer's right hand found its place
    Slayer relaxed and sighed, with smile on his face
    With one stroke he cut off mighty dragon's head
    A hero's final act to prove it truly dead.
    Victory won, back to Valhalla's great hall
    Glory found, for answering Odin's call
    Feast of honor as never had they before
    Slayer's name sung on Valhalla's every shore
    Odin gave Slayer castles of solid gold
    Commanding his tale to forever be told!

    5-04-2017
    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2017
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 02-01-2020 at 04:32 PM.
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    What I Once Saw Dancing, Wearing No Shoes

    I saw a terrifying ghost today,
    apparition of the ages gone by
    There was far too much sadness in its play
    dancing long dark clouds in a weeping sky!

    I saw a dead man dancing a fine jig,
    got a headache seeing such ghastly moves
    It was all white-bones with scary red wig
    its eerie clopping feet were horse's hooves!

    I saw ancient fallen warrior cry,
    with misery in his quivering voice
    Kept asking this, "Please God, do tell me why"
    you know this dying was never my choice!

    I saw more, heard songs ripping out the blues
    gaily danced I did, but with no shoes!

    Robert J. Lindley, 05-13-2015
    Sonnet, (Revised version)-9-27-2019
    ( From- Dreams That Gave Me Darken Verses To Ink
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    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2019
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 09-27-2019 at 05:43 PM.
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    The Hopeful Vision, In The Magic Hour

    Again the hour strikes magnificently,
    when she arrives in her soft, golden gown;
    with grace in her charms that are presently,
    all the talk in this sleepy little town.
    We of the hard farming and country life,
    find her a princess giving precious hope,
    with relief from this weariness and strife,
    gifting brightest dreams in Cinema-Scope.
    Should she start dancing again in our hearts,
    time would then grant us happiness anew.
    For this angel brings magic to these parts,
    inspiring in each, soft love overdue.
    Alas! The hour strikes its departing blow!
    She the vision, sings sweetly as she goes.

    Robert J. Lindley, 2 -12-2016
    Sonnet, (Perfect 100 word count)

    Syllables Per Line:
    10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
    Total # Syllables: 140
    Total # Words: 100


    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
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    Now With Increasing Darkness O'erhead

    Bleating at the rain, the despondent sheep
    Their days and nights aching in blinded sleep;
    Til masters, their dominated lives take
    With true evil, which they never forsake,
    For greed and lust demands taking it all-
    Easily destroying the weak and small,
    Bringing Death, leaving carcass bleached bones
    Forever lost, sad echoes of their moans,
    Knowing Time will erase signs of such deeds
    Hiding evil under soil and tall weeds;
    Nothing seen, nobody shall ever mourn
    Lives taken, far more than their fleece was shorn.
    Now with increasing darkness o'erhead,
    Storming skies rain upon its evil spread
    Cast into that fury, lies that expand
    Into hearts and souls, across blackened lands
    Once clear waters, now running with bright red
    As dark masters sleep safe in wicked beds-
    Dawns brings forth blacken shards of broken light
    Sheep yet living are thus denied true sight
    And into those fires, innocence is thrown,
    Truth is where truth dies, large monsters are grown
    In expanding darkness, higher flames shoot
    Hope is lost, its sweet dreams are made moot.

    Robert J. Lindley,
    5-11-2019
    Dark Rhyme, ( The Tragic Results When Mortals Become Blinded Sheep)

    (1.)*shorn:

    Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have been "shorn" or "sheared", depending upon dialect).

    (2.) * o'erhead

    o'erhead-

    Definitions
    adjective, Contraction of , overhead.
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    Note: As requested, I have paused my usual course taken, in order to compose this morn and present
    here a dark poem( written in a bit more classical style), one that represents truth and the current state of this dark world that is getting ever more dark. And in my estimation the poet that requested this from me is absolutely right, poetry needs more truth, even if it has to come by way of dark verses! I honor that request with this piece and pray that it may suffice..

    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2019
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    When a poet I greatly respects asks me to write something, I tend to make a way to honor that request.
    Such was the case this morn , when I found and read a very long email addressed to me , its commentary that led to the requested poem.
    While Time is a precious commodity, so is truth and sincere respect and friendship... -Tyr
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    Realization Fate Aids That Eternal Struggle

    Hopeless now, to fight against Fate and Time
    put pen to paper, write verses in rhyme
    Battle raging storms and eternal wind
    all to hold fast racing dreams with no end
    Yet no other choice does man's spirit give
    except to struggle forever to live
    Deep within scenes of longing and praying
    poet's soul, reveals what heart is saying
    Blind obedience to mystical muse
    gifts seeking soul for poetry to use
    While in that act of writing as a team
    oft comes more than wailing cries, so it seems

    From shining trails into that dark unknown
    One may through dance and red-fires have grown

    Robert J. Lindley, 7-04-2016
    Sonnet


    Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
    Total # Syllables: 140
    Total # Words: 106

    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 09-29-2019 at 08:03 AM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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