About Love
A cinquain poem19 total reviews
Comment from patcelaw
There is very profile and truth in this particular poem for us to love others. We first must love ourselves that doesn't mean we need to be egotistical. It only means that we need to appreciate and know who we are. Have a good day and may God bless you and I wish you the best in the contest. Patricia.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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There is very profile and truth in this particular poem for us to love others. We first must love ourselves that doesn't mean we need to be egotistical. It only means that we need to appreciate and know who we are. Have a good day and may God bless you and I wish you the best in the contest. Patricia.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Maybe that is the curse of pursuers: They think too little of themselves to be successful, and thus, they end up with someone just like themselves, whereas, as we have heard, variety is what counts!
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Maybe that is the curse of pursuers: They think too little of themselves to be successful, and thus, they end up with someone just like themselves, whereas, as we have heard, variety is what counts!
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you, Tom, and yes, I think partners some how do shape themselves around each other, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from royowen
Oh yes, an excellent choice of wisdom, of course if there's no love within ourselves, how can we possibly love someone else, beautifully written Kahpot, well done, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Oh yes, an excellent choice of wisdom, of course if there's no love within ourselves, how can we possibly love someone else, beautifully written Kahpot, well done, blessings Roy
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Wise words here, and I adored the sentiments. We have to learn to love ourselves before we can love others. When I was a child, I thought I was unloveable as my parents never showed any love for me. When I met my husband, he always said he loved me but it took me a very long time to believe him. When I had children I truly found so much love in abundance and I ran a household filled with love and nothing has changed since. I loved your fine words, love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Wise words here, and I adored the sentiments. We have to learn to love ourselves before we can love others. When I was a child, I thought I was unloveable as my parents never showed any love for me. When I met my husband, he always said he loved me but it took me a very long time to believe him. When I had children I truly found so much love in abundance and I ran a household filled with love and nothing has changed since. I loved your fine words, love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you, Dolly, yes, when we have not felt love, it is a long journey to finally accept it, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from Wendy G
This poem reminds me of the injunction to "love your neighbour as yourself", meaning that loving, accepting, and caring for oneself is the first step towards loving another. That thought is encapsulated in your poem. Well done.
Wendy
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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This poem reminds me of the injunction to "love your neighbour as yourself", meaning that loving, accepting, and caring for oneself is the first step towards loving another. That thought is encapsulated in your poem. Well done.
Wendy
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you, Wendy, for your very understanding comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from tfawcus
You have gone straight to the heart of a loving relationship with this. In short, it begins with the cultivation of a loving heart. This is a poem I greatly enjoyed!
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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You have gone straight to the heart of a loving relationship with this. In short, it begins with the cultivation of a loving heart. This is a poem I greatly enjoyed!
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from Mark Jackson
I think this is fabulous writing. It fits all the rules you outlined, builds tension and then releases on the final line. I do have a slight issue with the use of the dash/hyphen. This is not an issue with you but with poetry in general. The hyphen is the length of an 'n' whilst the 'em' dash is the length of an 'm'. The issue is they have opposing roles in poetry. The hyphen is used in enjambment to join lines and the em dash is used to create a pause, a space. I feel this is being lost in modern writing and it is hard to know what the writer means. I feel you mean a pause.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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I think this is fabulous writing. It fits all the rules you outlined, builds tension and then releases on the final line. I do have a slight issue with the use of the dash/hyphen. This is not an issue with you but with poetry in general. The hyphen is the length of an 'n' whilst the 'em' dash is the length of an 'm'. The issue is they have opposing roles in poetry. The hyphen is used in enjambment to join lines and the em dash is used to create a pause, a space. I feel this is being lost in modern writing and it is hard to know what the writer means. I feel you mean a pause.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you, Mark, for your very understanding and helpful comments, I am getting the hang of all this punctuation, and the way you described it made sense to me, I took (hyphen) out and left as is, not sure what symbol means a pause, again many thanks, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from kiwisteveh
nice cinquain with a strong message about loving yourself before you go looking for love in others. My experience is that this is very true. Someone with low self-esteem is always going to be a risky proposition in a romantic relationship.
Steve
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reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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nice cinquain with a strong message about loving yourself before you go looking for love in others. My experience is that this is very true. Someone with low self-esteem is always going to be a risky proposition in a romantic relationship.
Steve
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Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you, Steve, for your very understanding comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot
Comment from lyenochka
Yes, we must discover "love" within ourselves and love ourselves in order to give love to others. Great words of wisdom in your cinquain poem. Best wishes in the contest!
my thought's (thoughts) simple plural here
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reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Yes, we must discover "love" within ourselves and love ourselves in order to give love to others. Great words of wisdom in your cinquain poem. Best wishes in the contest!
my thought's (thoughts) simple plural here
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Comment Written 15-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful and helpful comments, as always very much appreciated****kahpot