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To think of you is to die,

And die, and die again

In everlasting ecstasy

Only to be wrenched back 

By the cold unrest of emptiness 

That fills my heart

When I am not with you. 

As sobering as the ocean air

revitalising, replenishing, dousing

This burning desire.

I dare not breathe too suddenly

As to snuff out this inflamed

and infernal love.

I dare not become the extinguisher 

Though I daren't stoke 

Such consuming flames that

If left unmaintained threaten

To devour us all.

For I know what will come

After the purge in fire

And that is my world reduced

To a hollow, voiceless, languishing

Shell of entropy.       

Reviews

[Madison Rose]

I was breathless while reading this poem, and once I could breath again, I read it again :)
I don't know if there is a compliment grand enough to express how such deep truth could be expressed so beautifully.

[Maureen McFadyen]

Hi James, although a layperson to the penning of poetry, I am so I'm impressed with your ability to convey, images, feelings and the voice in your work that resonates in my own experiences!

[James McFadyen]

Thank you Maureen, I am happy that my poetry could evoke such emotions that you can relate to.

[The Black Warrior]

WOW, this is beautiful, elegant. Juts amazing. I love your choice of words. Great imagery...Just amazing

I am speechless,

Thank you for sharing, you are very talented!

~Suk

[James McFadyen]

Thank you for sharing your benevolent words Suk, you are too kind

[The Black Warrior]

You're very welcome!

[Leslie Philibert]

This is impressive, love the repeats in L1 and L2, almost Donne like, and the use of entropy, this has the feeling of the metaphysical poets, well written !

[James McFadyen]

Thank you Leslie, I'm flattered that you use John Donne to compare my writing style to. It is a privilege to have you review my work.

[Lyn Anderson]

So sad when love brings us to this, yet we are unable to stop the feelings, despite our best efforts.

[James McFadyen]

And that is why I try and stem the flow with poetry. Thank you

[Botania]

hauntingly brilliant in oh so many ways

[James McFadyen]

such a powerful impression! Thank you so much for your feedback

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Quite empathetic in the delivery and soothing to the reader well done

[James McFadyen]

Thank you Thomas, always a pleasure to have you review my writing

[John Alexander McFadyen]

James as always sublime intellegent and enjoyable poetry.
'Since entropy is a state function, the change in the entropy of a system is the same for any process going from a given initial state to a given final state, whether the process is reversible or irreversible. However irreversible processes increase the combined entropy of the system and its environment. A state function, function of state, state quantity, or state variable is a property of a system that depends only on the current state of the system, not on the way in which the system acquired that state. A state function describes the equilibrium state of a system. For example, internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy are state quantities because they describe quantitatively an equilibrium state of a thermodynamic system, irrespective of how the system arrived in that state.' This is a paraphrasing of the conversation we had.