Undying fragrance

True :-(

 

Like the undeniable scent

Of a withered flower

Its petals crushed between pages

 Of a book long forgotten

 

Your love has lingered on devotedly  

Even after I trampled over it.

Now I know no way of loving you, so

I keep the fragrance safe in my heart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Bhavya Kaushik]

This is such a beautiful and sad piece...painful indeed.

"Its petals crushed between pages
Of a book long forgotten."- I loved this metaphor a lot and it moved me!

(I wonder why our best work always comes from this feel of pain and distress, may be because this feel is much more stronger than any happiness or joy....)

"Now I know no way of loving you, so
I keep the fragrance safe in my heart."- Very intriguing lines and made me read them over and over again..As, the feel had been beautifully explained !

Brilliant work!

[Jofer Serapio]

Gah! I love tragic poems... I love tragedy in its entirety. If i could be any kind of writer, I'd chose to be of the tragedy genre. Why? Because I love exploring emotions. I love exploring pain. I wanna know why we continue to want something even though we know it will hurt us in the end. I love being human.

"Like the undeniable scent
Of a withered flower
Its petals crushed between pages
Of a book long forgotten"

The imagery is very vivid and your words complement each other well. I love that line in this piece. It instantly appealed to me and strangely, it made me feel like I want more! More! More!

Good job, my friend. I really love your work. Keep sending those read requests. =P

[Valentine]

This is another wonderful write.. "memories are gifts from God that death cannot destroy" or the death of a relationship..God bless..Valentine

[Shalini R]

sad and beautiful
i like where you take this poem
sweet write.

[Nicole Renee]

This was really lovely and I liked the picture that you put for this poem.

-Nicole

[Rain]

The font made this hard to read, even though it was pretty. The core of it was sad and lonely. You are in your twenties ? Rain..

[Caitbabie008]

Great love. Love how it looks wish i could do that but I dont know how!

[Trisha]

This reminds me of a love I had and the rose the kept in the pages of my favorite book. Well written poem that brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.

[Serendipity]

Beautiful, as always.

Why must it always be so painful, "Your love has lingered on devotedly"? Why can't for once, we write about the happiness in our lives. I guess that is our destiny to simply treasure the memories, and "keep the fragrance safe in my heart."

[EliJoLee]

very passionate descriptive. love it. i especially love the first four lines of the poem. very detailed. keep on writing!