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Love’s Most of All a Raw, Compelling Curse
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Love’s Most of All a Raw, Compelling Curse |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533
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Love’s most of all a raw, compelling curse, lets loose from hounds a whimper, feline’s cry. A treason wherein reason may reverse and cloud the soundest mind to justify the acts that lead to dungeons, even worse, for staggering's the poised it’s mortified. While countless many pour its pain in verse, beyond all measure all who’ve grieved and died, who’d rather leave a loveless universe than pose as hollowed statues mummified or sadder still grow cold and turn perverse, whose hearts once petrified go stony-eyed and drag yet starry-eyed to whom they’ve lied to that dark place where hope is nullified Poets against the war is redundant [This message has been edited by RSWells (02-02-2005 07:48 PM).] |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
indeed, the curse Richard. I loved your message in this, and oh how true it is. Yanno' I liked your other pic too, but this one suits you well. I like it. |
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Opoetry4me Member
since 2002-10-11
Posts 126Dixon, Ky USA |
While countless many pour its pain in verse... Very true! Good job! |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
I'm happy I had the opportunity before closing for the day...tremendous and gripping as always.... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Richard "Love’s most of all a raw, compelling curse," Yes, tis true, but then there are other times! And that is why we are either in the state of hungering for it, revel,ing in it, or mourning the loss of it. Your poetry is always compelling! |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Grim, ain't it? I like: "A treason wherein reason may reverse and cloud the soundest mind to justify the acts that lead to dungeons, even worse," but have trouble with: "for staggering's the poised it’s mortified." |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Krawdad, I'll try to make sense of it. "For staggering's" (the number of otherwise "poised" individuals who love has) "mortified" (or brought down....collapsed in mortification or indeed death) I'm always happy to endeavor to decipher my meaning when it suffered articulation due to rhyme scheme or, more likely, an attempt to say too much in the confines of the form. I do appreciate the read. By all. Poets against the war is redundant |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
The form is wonderful... it's meaning goes deep... it is a reader's delight. And a thinker's ponder. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
good piece here |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Thank you Sunshne Dixie....I'd bet Poets against the war is redundant |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Ah, love, a four letter word that makes for good poetry at the very least. I agree love is indeed a curse that compels, overtakes and eventually strangles if allowed. |
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*Alli4000*
since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188The World of Poetry |
Great write.  ~Alli~ *AIM = Alli4000* Journal! |
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