Poetry / The Prize (Analysis)
The Prize
Love is a thing of hate and splendor
that clings to your soul.
Latching on and never letting go
till you earn its embrace.
Or it suffocates you as you drown
underneath its weight.
Love is foolish love is strange it is
a mystery that can’t be explained.
A fools errand and a knights reward
a tool for evil to misuse.
It misguides and misleads turning
all the water muddy and unclear.
A stain inside the looking glass that
makes all things uncertain.
The poets cry out for it and
yet never find it.
Wars have been fought over it
and yet can never be won.
The sword and quill both lash out
and yet they both fall short.
Heart and mind body and soul
they grow and wither.
Aged by love and never gaining back
the years lost in search.
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i really like the imagry
i could really see what you were saying
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Nice piece. You have a very unique style and way of describing things, I like that. You should maybe add a coma in between “love is foolish, love is strange”. One other thing I’m a little confused about is, you say “A fools errand” – what exactly does that mean? Overall, nice job.
This was an okay poem. I liked the last stanza, and the way it was written. I’m not sure what, but I think it just needs a little extra something to make it a stronger poem.
This is a very sad poem.
I am a realist and I understand the shortcomings of love, but I refuse to believe that love cannot be conquered. But thats just my opinion and it has nothing to do with your writing capabilities (which are very good) and your personal potrayal of love. But if there was one goal you set to achieve out of this poem, which was to let people know your exact feelings on the subject, you did it with ease.
-kry.
This is AMAZING. I loved your imagery and your analogies. Beautifully done!
This is a very good poem. I am only 14 and I love to write poems. You could use a little help on your grammar. Nice visual words your using. Everyone news room for improvement.
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