The Lost Book of Love

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  ladythepoet21490

  I love this piece and such a unique way of expression. If I may ask, what inspires you to write so wonderfully?

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  ca_rajni_kant_pandey

  Dear Gerald sir,
  "The Lost Book of Love"
  Hearth touching poem

  LikeReply5 months ago
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  adlyne_f

  Wow! This is so wonderful and I am lost in words after reading this. It's amazing how you've told a story- a heartbreaking story- into a simple poem. I love the flow and the rhymes. It makes it easy to read and understand. more »

  LikeReply1 year ago
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  lovingempath

  Such a beautiful piece of artwork from a Rembrandt of poetry.

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  Philipo

  I think your summary sums it all up. Sometimes, we just don't know what we have until we lost it. Fine work here.

  LikeReply1 year ago
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  EtiquetteLearner

  perhaps, the connotation of one's unofficial love story is not the epitome of one's love-life. romantic fantasy is relegated as inferior to true fulfillment, as it is subject to be known as fallacy, rather than reality. I wonder by what mysterious underlying cause we begin to visualize others as superior by affectionate terms, and even place them on a pedestal of which they are likely not deserving. Perhaps it is an example of placing the cart before the horse, like we give them the gold medal and shower them with accolades without them even having even competed. We begin to try to live our love-lives based on what we believe we perceive about them, whether that is just a figment of our imagination, rather than what is factual. Why are the two things so hard to differentiate from one another? more »

  LikeReply1 year ago
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    jerrylogie

    This poem was one of 12 entered in the poetry.com 'Poem of the Year' contest. The winning poem was actually my other winning entry. The Treehouse. If you want to critique others poetry you should make a simple yea or na, not write a novel on what your feelings are..... more »

    LikeReply 110 months ago
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    NightingalePrince

    I'm sorry I didn't give you the kind of thing you may have desired Sir Logie. I made an attempt to analyze the heart of your poem rather than the aesthetic content. We all know you can write proficiently, and I suspect you are aware of this also...but I'm interested more in what your work is actually saying on a deeper level. The protagonist in your story is subject to disillusionment because her imagination was getting the best of her, as she wasted her dedication on a man who didn't care to understand her feelings. Yet, that doesn't mean we should cast the baby out with the bathwater. In essence, the dedication may have been wasted on unsuspecting stranger, but the core of the book has profound implications. I know the feeling because I have also dedicated writings to women whom I held in high esteem, only to find that they too were less than enthusiastic about the prospect of the sentiment. more »

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    jerrylogie

    Now THAT, I can believe...and as far as 'what I desired' you got that wrong. I only desire to write the words that can bring forth others emotions...

    LikeReply 18 months ago
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  Kaytee

  Wow, that brought tears to my eyes. So sad that sometimes people don't see what is right in front of them.

  LikeReply1 year ago
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  Journey

  Congratulations on your fine rhyme .such a sad tale one I’m sure know the feeling of never being known
  Lovely flow and imagery
  Congratulation on the lovely win

  LikeReply1 year ago
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  aineconnolly12345

  I voted for this poem and so happy it won. This was the only poem that gave me goosebumps and moved me so so much… life is finite and missed opportunity is something that scares me every day, and the thought that I could give someone up not realising good they are for me or vice versa scares me, so this poem really struck a chord with me. What a beautiful, beautiful talent you have. Please keep creating ❤️ more »

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    boogiebuttusa

    I thank You SO-SO much you for your beautiful comments.

    LikeReply1 year ago
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  stephjewell2008

  I love how this flows and the imagery of a love story gone wrong......the woman being portrayed as a book he never read. I can personally relate and I think the emotion and the flow is just lovely.

  LikeReply2 years ago
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    boogiebuttusa

    I try hard to write what other eyes and thoughts can read from begginninng to end, then think 'wow' then immediately read again.......

    LikeReply1 year ago
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  country2angel4

  I enjoy the way it reads and the story that it tells.

  LikeReply2 years ago
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  anna.chuba

  I liked the way this rhymed. this is close to the style I write in.

  LikeReply2 years ago
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  aineconnolly12345

  What an amazing poem. Favourite line was the one about him coming along in chapter 5, it just felt so natural. You’re gifted, this poem made me feel things. Had tears reading it!

  LikeReply 12 years ago