Release to love (sadness is)

Release to love (sadness is)

A Poem by Richard🖌
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English [Shakespearean] Sonnet

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Whilst life has gifted love so sweet as thee,

entwined down deep into my very core,

what choice but that it shall eternal be …

your breath's become my breath ~ forevermore.

 

Alas, sad 'tis not I (I must now face)

whose heart and soul for whom thine hopes await;

for, my deep love shall ne'er fulfill his place;

'tis true, the way life now has formed my fate.

 

When then, the four soft winds, like sorrow's tide,

come steal your love from me eternally,

I know he'll be there with his arms stretched wide,

in just the way I'd be ~ if I were he.

 

Tho' my soul's bent, like shadows 'cross the land,

doth prove my love … by letting loose thy hand.



Richard W. Jenkins

©2015

© 2018 Richard🖌


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Richard🖌
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Alas, sad 'tis not I (I must now face)
whose heart and soul for whom thine hopes await;
for, my deep love shall ne'er fulfill his place;
'tis true, the way life now has formed my fate.


...I felt the sadness of wanting to hold on yet to let go to
let the loved one find true happiness...


Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

6 Years Ago

It is written that when you love someone enough to let them go, and that if it's a true love meant t.. read more



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Why does your poetry hit me so hard?..omgoodness, just pick me up after reading this one!...Ohh to love with all your soul...only to love so much to see the truth, and let go...maybe forever. My heart hurts.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

6 Years Ago

Actually, I was answering your question, "Why does your poetry hit me so hard?"
Susan 🦋

6 Years Ago

i read wrong thankyou for expianing.
Richard🖌

6 Years Ago

Anything, anytime … for You! ; )
Alas, sad 'tis not I (I must now face)
whose heart and soul for whom thine hopes await;
for, my deep love shall ne'er fulfill his place;
'tis true, the way life now has formed my fate.


...I felt the sadness of wanting to hold on yet to let go to
let the loved one find true happiness...


Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

6 Years Ago

It is written that when you love someone enough to let them go, and that if it's a true love meant t.. read more
so tragic ..i feel it for the man :((( and such chivalry ... sigh! would we all brought such noble hearts to our own experiences in real life .. i am enriched in reading ..love to experience your sonnets sir .. i am inspired to try another of my own soon ..
E.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

oh you will be my first to go to person .. and now that i have said i will do it ..and you are my wi.. read more
Richard🖌

7 Years Ago

Your pleasure will (in time) be gleefully shared, My Friend! : )
Einstein Noodle

7 Years Ago

:) ..............
As always, Richard, this is beautifully written and a delight to read. It is a loss in that the beloved will never be "his", but the way in which he obviously loves her dictates that her happiness will be enough. So lovely to read a piece that expresses true love, even though the heartache is true.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

7 Years Ago

BTW: Your new profile picture steals my breath ⁓*
Shimmerbliss/CAF

7 Years Ago

You are very kind...thank you.
Richard🖌

7 Years Ago

I thank you, too! : )
Somehow, though this is as you indicate a Shakespearean Sonnet, (in superb form) the content reminds me of Poe's "Annabel Lee" for the devotion and love is of a depth that pierces the soul; one now gone entwined down into one's core creates an image that is TOTAL, and the complete devotion expressed for the other by letting go of the hand of the other indicates a willingness to accept such angst as that which must be, forevermore as the love felt.
Your works are superb and reveal your great talent! I, a lowly poet, am indeed honored to read your poems!

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

7 Years Ago

Oh, Sheila!
To have my humble rendering so praised by comparing it to Poe's work is, indeed, .. read more
i am incapable of speaking to the structure of a poem...i am a content kind of guy...yet which of us is not indebted to the romantics who held our hand and taught us to give our hearts form in words...that is what i see reflected...thank you for reminding me of that, and sharing again the tenor and tenure of your heart

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

8 Years Ago

Ed,
It is my discernment that one's innate nature dictates the genre of poetry that lures the.. read more
Popped along to have a look at your Sonnets and like I expected, they're great. I love sonnets and this is a perfect example why; your rhymes (and wording throughout) are so elegant and easy on the tongue but furthermore, your use of English is exquisite. The context is equal to your skill; you capture the heart saddening (and common place) situation effortlessly. A great read, like always.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

8 Years Ago

Thank you, Dear Ross!
How truly honored I am by your visits upon my pages, for such encouragi.. read more
Hi, Richard, long time, no read. This poem is beautiful, especially the third quatrain.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

8 Years Ago

Hey, Matt, My Very Fine Friend! : )
I am so pleased you decided in drop-in for a read and re.. read more
An elegant revision of an old adage...
Truth has a beauty all its own; yet, you have found a way to embellish the flowering of love.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

8 Years Ago

Thank you, Dear David!
That you consider this humble effort "elegant" is praise beyond that w.. read more
Its. So gripping and so smooth...such a beautiful poem with lovely passionate words, what a soulful rendition of a Shakespearean sonnett

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Richard🖌

8 Years Ago

Thank you, Anna,
It is a genuine pleasure to receive the loveliness of your praise and apprec.. read more
annalysiar

8 Years Ago

I'm glad to have helped you Richard and I do hope you continue to write 😃😃

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