What We Love the Most

What We Love the Most. 

Everything I look upon is a source of Wonder. 

Cold. 

Sharp and grinding against my toe. 

Sinking. Colder. Sharper. 

The Ocean is closer now. 

Deep. 

Salted air cleansing my sinuses. 

Waves crash. 

Water surrounds me. 

Consumes me. 

Beauty. Bitter, frigid Beauty. 

The allurement of which seduces my senses.

Beautiful in sight;

painful to touch. 

What we love the most. 

Author's Note

All punctuation and grammatical choices are used for poetic effect.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"Beautiful in sight;
painful to touch.
What we love the most. "
I love the sea. A place where we learn. Nature is the boss. Thank you Georgina for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Lorraine Montez]

I like the contrast of "wonder" and "sharp grinding" in the first stanza. As the foamy edge of the tide on the sand advances, then slowly recedes...the ocean is a good metaphor for how it can be painful (reaching, yearning) to touch the things we love. How appropriate the plaintive cry of the gull, as witness.

[Pete]

Man has always had a fascination with the ocean. "Beauty. Bitter, frigid Beauty.
The allurement of which seduces my senses." - awesome lines.

[Georgina Cross]

Thanks Pete, I'm glad you can enjoy some of my work :)
Regards,
Georgie.

[barleygirl]

WOW! This poem flies in the face of everything a reader might expect from reading the title! I like this sense of surprise & originality. The last stanza says it all, but your entire message leads up to this realization with slap after slap across the face. I love the analogy of the sea, which most people love to watch, yet rarely consider the dangerous depths. This juxtaposition is unfolded slowly, each line a new surprise. Very clever & imaginative!

[Georgina Cross]

Thank you for such a detailed review, you have read into the poem perfectly and i really hope you continue to review my work.
Thank you so much,
Regards,
Georgie :)

[Vatsal Rohilla (account..]

"Beautiful in sight;
painful to touch.
What we love the most. "
A very good poem, ma'am. You have presented your idea in a very good manner and your message is firm and clear. The last three lines allude to the bitter veracity, which we cannot evade, but adapt to.

[Georgina Cross]

Thank you very much for such positive comments on my write, i hope you continue to read my poetry and review my work, thank you.

[Richard🖌]

Georgia,
As I read through the creative, original presentation of that which your words inspired within, I found your metaphorical messages to be quite alluring in spirit, even somewhat sensual, or, perhaps, it was what I wanted to feel, but beautifully and skillfully rendered, nonetheless.
Relating to poetry, especially good poetry … that which I think is good … and, I certainly do yours, as your final verse pinned me perfectly, all too vividly.

Do I love it? What do you think? ; )
Smiles 'n hugs! ⁓ Richard


Your new profile picture … Mm!

[Georgina Cross]

Richard,
Thank you for yet another amazing review, I throughly appreciate the reviews you give as you are such a huge influence on the website.
Please keep reading my work, your reviews mean so much!
Also I am glad you like the picture!
Big hugs,
Georgie.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and yes, to this one...i like the use of the ocean, as an allegory...but love is like this...those we touch, the ones who touch us...there is beauty and comfort, but often there is also pain in that touch...and that pain lasts a lifetime of memories...but we are glad we experience all we do with the people we do...it is what makes us "us."

[Georgina Cross]

I love that you can read directly into my poems, Jacob. You see exactly what I intended to be seen and that is why you're a teacher, I guess. I am glad you look upon my poem with such fondness and I hope to read more of your work in the near future.
Thanks again,
Georgie.

[Heather]

I love the message of this, we always seem to love what isn't simple or pretty, we love the things that make us feel something. I thoroughly enjoyed this, good job bud!

[Georgina Cross]

Apologies for only just writing back, I'm glad you like the premise of the poem and hope it touched you in the same way it did me as I wrote.
Please feel free to comment on and critique any of my work, your opinion is much appreciated!
Georgie :)

[Rhia Barton]

I love the use of repetition of certain sounds and alliteration. A very good definition of everything we love causing us in pain, sometimes making it addictive for us to quit. Look forward to reading more of your poems ;)

[Georgina Cross]

Sorry for the late reply to this, thank you Rhia for being the first to comment on my work, it means a lot that you have such a fond take for my writing.
Pop back any time ;)

[Rhia Barton]

No problem! Trust me, I'll be back ;)