Old Memories Die Hard
Love remembered and Lost11 total reviews
Comment from sfharper
Lovely poem about a young love that didn't work out. I see it clearly meets the requirements of unrequited love. I find the cadence of the poem leads me through, it seems both heart heavy and honest. I enjoyed reading it.
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2017
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Lovely poem about a young love that didn't work out. I see it clearly meets the requirements of unrequited love. I find the cadence of the poem leads me through, it seems both heart heavy and honest. I enjoyed reading it.
Comment Written 15-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2017
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Thank you, sfharper, for your review of my work. The poem was a true tale of my own lost love.
Jo
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You're welcome Jo
Comment from jenintorre
I enjoyed reading your unrequited love poem. I found it very poignant. A well written
Piece and good illustration. Best wishes. Jen.
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2017
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I enjoyed reading your unrequited love poem. I found it very poignant. A well written
Piece and good illustration. Best wishes. Jen.
Comment Written 15-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 01-Dec-2017
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Jenin, I am glad you enjoyed my poem. Thanks.
Jo
Comment from Irish Rain
I have never known a love like this. So, to me, this is doubly pretty. For me...if they left, I turned off my emotions immediately. How dare they??? I guess I didn't really love them, right? This is a lovely entry, blessings...
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2017
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I have never known a love like this. So, to me, this is doubly pretty. For me...if they left, I turned off my emotions immediately. How dare they??? I guess I didn't really love them, right? This is a lovely entry, blessings...
Comment Written 14-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 15-Nov-2017
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Thank you for reviewing my poem and the good wishes for the contest. This poem is written from my heart. Part true and names changed for their privacy. It was a true love that still bothers me today after 43 years. I loved the same man from age 13 to 25 (all through Jr. high and HS) then married him after graduation. I am now married again and am very happy...so, all does work out.
Jo
Comment from Dean Kuch
There are some people who come in and out of our lives that we can never forget.
I don't believe that's necessarily a bad thing.
But those old, melancholy memories can evoke nostalgic feelings of sadness.
I enjoyed reading your entry for the Unrequited Love Contest.
Best of luck to you.
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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There are some people who come in and out of our lives that we can never forget.
I don't believe that's necessarily a bad thing.
But those old, melancholy memories can evoke nostalgic feelings of sadness.
I enjoyed reading your entry for the Unrequited Love Contest.
Best of luck to you.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Dean, for your review of my work. It was prompted by a memory of an old love I once knew. I seldom think of him anymore but he left a deep scar on my soul and I still feel sadness when I think of him.
Jo
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You're welcome, Jo.
Best of luck!
~Dean
Comment from Ricky1024
I'm required love poem this was very well written was good semen description and imagery it flowed well-read well with no grammar issues to a degree I can respect this my son passed away 14 years ago I tried everything from medication to psychiatrist and institutionalizing myself when I couldn't eat sleep for years and as time passed in the months turned into years in the Years turned into a decade Plus I come to realize that the great healer is time itself true time will not completely heal the scars will remain but it sure as hell works better than what I tried thanks for this talk to Ricky 1024 and good luck with this
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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I'm required love poem this was very well written was good semen description and imagery it flowed well-read well with no grammar issues to a degree I can respect this my son passed away 14 years ago I tried everything from medication to psychiatrist and institutionalizing myself when I couldn't eat sleep for years and as time passed in the months turned into years in the Years turned into a decade Plus I come to realize that the great healer is time itself true time will not completely heal the scars will remain but it sure as hell works better than what I tried thanks for this talk to Ricky 1024 and good luck with this
Comment Written 13-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Ricky, for your review of my poem and the sharing of the death of your son. I, too, lost a son 15 years ago. He shot himself in the head with a shotgun. Time does not heal this pain...but time dulls as a salve might.
Jo
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written sad heartfelt poem. It is not easy to forget our first love, especially when it seems the love was one-sided. The one left behind has a harder time to move on, than the one that leaves.
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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A very well-written sad heartfelt poem. It is not easy to forget our first love, especially when it seems the love was one-sided. The one left behind has a harder time to move on, than the one that leaves.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Sandra, for your comments on my poem. Yes, it is a sad poem. I was the one that left in the real story. Leaving left so much pain for everyone involved. The memories still bother me when they return even after 43 years.
Jo
Comment from marybell1
You told a sad story for unrequited love. You rhymed your poem" Old Memories Die Hard" well and I liked your choice of art work.
All the best in the contest.
Marybell1.
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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You told a sad story for unrequited love. You rhymed your poem" Old Memories Die Hard" well and I liked your choice of art work.
All the best in the contest.
Marybell1.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Thank you, Marybell, for your comments on my poem and good wishes toward the contest.
Jo
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You are most welcome.
Marybell1.
Comment from Mustang Patty
Hi there;
Your piece was wonderfully written and reminded me so much of the 'one who got away.' It's awful to think about him married to someone else - but then, so am I.
Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Hi there;
Your piece was wonderfully written and reminded me so much of the 'one who got away.' It's awful to think about him married to someone else - but then, so am I.
Good luck in the contest,
~patty~
Comment Written 12-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Patty, I am so glad you read both my poems. This one was half true and half made up. I do have a memory of a long-ago love and it still bothers me after all these years. I did marry the man for me but it caused pain for a lot of people.
Jo
Comment from zanya
Yes a classic portrayal of love unrequited here in these stanzas - however we try to dress it up in our modern world the truth is perennial - unrequited love does hurt
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Yes a classic portrayal of love unrequited here in these stanzas - however we try to dress it up in our modern world the truth is perennial - unrequited love does hurt
Comment Written 12-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Yes, you are so right. Love can cause a lot of pain to all involved. In this, cause I was the one leaving and causing everyone sorrow. It still hurts after all these years when I think of the destruction I left in my wake. I am married very happily to the love of my life, now. But, it was not without regrets.
Jo
Comment from fastdigits
A dance of artistry encased in poetic words of a lost love that poetically flows down the page telling of a lost love when you thought your heart would break, but love does come more than once in a lifetime.
Well done
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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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A dance of artistry encased in poetic words of a lost love that poetically flows down the page telling of a lost love when you thought your heart would break, but love does come more than once in a lifetime.
Well done
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The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2017
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2017
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Yes, I did find love and it does come more than once. Sometimes, it comes at the same time and a choice has to be made. In my case, I left a man I had loved since I was 13 f( I married my junior high and high school sweetheart) for another I loved more. It left so much pain for everyone. Even after all these years, the memory is still painful. I stayed with the "other" man now for 43 years. We love each other very much.
Jo
