A New Light, Bright Rays That Are Sent To Heal New light, brighter rays bequeathed to heal those deep aching fears, terrors of the night, those wicked world uses to sweet joy kill in its evil nature uses to blind. New sight, a soft-cast wind sent to fill sails those gifts of hope given and life anew those sweeter dawns, that dark cannot assail impregnable, new shield given to you. New faith, a glory Heaven has thus sent those pearls of wisdom that defeats dark fears those words healing what was so torn and rent wiping away sorrows and falling tears. New light, new sight, new faith, a true godsend. To a lost and blinded heart heal and mend. Robert J. Lindley, 7-06-2022 Sonnet Note : Composed early this morn, Presented here first.. RJL

O' What Lovely Secrets Many Have Told Time, seems in a mere blink and they were gone Of yesteryear, vanished as morn's dew Friends one never sees, they that never phone Those oaths sworn that they would never leave you Phantoms, gone into invisible graves That which fled as if a receding tide Some were glittering gems, the kind one saves Now grown so faint, as if seeking to hide! Try as you may, and your memory fails Dozen come to mind, gone without a trace O but once such escapades, lively tales Three angels, each with a beautiful face Time and its decay, friends- treasure so lost Life rushed away, swift currents flowed Swimming to get ahead but at what cost O' what lovely secrets many have told! Time, seems in a mere blink and they were gone Of yesteryear, vanished as morn's dew Friends one never sees, they that never phone Those oath sworn that they would never leave you! Robert J. Lindley, Rhyme, ( Of life and times once lived )