Poem -
The Abnegation Of Love
She holds
an archetypal view of love.
Yet succumbs
to the blandishment of sweet nothings.
Foolish,
To submit to an egregious abuse of trust
yet hopeful
whilst knowing his love is ephemeral.
Trusting
mistaken licentious behaviour,
yet forgiving
a pertinacious lover who
displays only
to his romantic objective,
a phlegmatic
and cruel view of love.
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Comments
What a fabulous wonderful use of language!..you truly are a unique writer and so often keep your light hidden under a bushel ..I know you hate to blow your own trumpet ..but honestly...you really are such a readable poet and every piece of yours is a gem! Love this one and its sad, cynical tale.
Oh StevieC..what a lovely thing to say..I really am touched! x
Not sure why but my vote doesn't seem to be showing ..but it has been given 5 stars !
Hi lodigiana, hope you had a lovely Christmas, I haven't been here in a while, I actually start painting, something I've never done before, it's going well, anyway, I'm rambling, this poem is so sad, I hope you are well, Stevie is spot on, you are unique in a beautiful way.
Thanks for sharing and for being here.
Oh how lovely to have you back again!and how wonderful that you have started painting....I do so envy anyone who can draw and paint. My own Father used to paint and received many commissions..I have some lovely memories of sitting by him and watching whilst he created something from nothing..what a wonderful gift that is..one which sadly I will never have as even Dad despaired that I would never be able to draw anything even faintly recognisable!!! Maybe one day you will show some on Cosmo? I would love to see them. Thank you so much Gerard for your kind words which I always appreciate so much, and I will keep a look out in case you sneak a little poem back in here my friend! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Season and that the New Year will bring Joy, and peace to us all. Your friend Lodigiana xx
Hey LO!!.... wow!!... it is so good to see you take the lid off of your vocabulary...... and trust me when I say..... It works BEAUTIFULLY here..... adding that extra dimension to the overall tone of melancholy that this piece exudes...... that morose quality that ascends when the realization that 'having been used' rears its ugly head!!..... ouch!!.... ALL STARS!! & PINNED!!..... love the formatting dear poet sister!!.......LOVE & ROCKETS!!.......T xo. : )
Hi Tony! so pleased you enjoyed this formatting..I usually write off the top of my head once an idea for the subject matter pops into my head and its usually quite a quick process, which i hope will ultimately appeal to the majority..On pieces that I have worked on longer ,than they tend to be wordier and with more of a verbal variation..the thing is this- I think that with new poets on the site , they can sometimes be intimidated by the use of words they may not be familiar with and which initially they might struggle to understand in context so I like to swing between styles..personally I have sometimes come across pieces that are so full of 'vocabulary' that they read as though someone has just gone through a dictionary and it's almost impossible to really understand anything of the piece. There is sometimes a bit of snobbery around the use of 'BIG' words which sometimes attract critiques saying .."how wonderful..but although I didnt understand it -it's still wonderful!!" That has to be the biggest load of pretentiousness ever..so occasionally I will 'Break out' so to speak, just to please myself and poets like yourself Tony who have a wonderful love affair with words..So good to hear from you my poet brother and all best wishes for a happy, peaceful and safe New year, Lodi xxx