Love letters in Lilac

Love letters in Lilac

A Poem by Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
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I must confess sending them in my youth to former lovers. I could only hope they were smart enough to burn them after reading.

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Love letters in Lilac 

By

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 

I could profess my love for you
Yet would be meaningless without action.

Based purely on a speculative intent 
As well as the laws of attraction.

I could climb the highest mountain 
Such thought would question sanity 

I could swim the deepest sea
Though this body lacks in buoyancy.

Love letters written often received
Pale in comparisons to what actions achieve.

Dogmatic a virtue love often portends
Plunders the heart and soul often rends.

A cognitive dissonance poet's oft sound
Praising its ideas while its sorrow abounds.

I have burned and been burned 
I've been oppressed and have oppress.

This dichotomous ideology 
Is perplexing I confess.

Found redemption from its act
Strained convictions with attack.

I have battled against its notion
Cast doubt upon its devotion.

But at end we surrender to its very flighty nature.
For the alternative of love is yet a lonesome venture.

© 2021 Carlos Lorenzo Estrada


Author's Note

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
Thank you for taking the time to read this poem.

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Dear Carlos, I reflected on young love here. Your scented title is so enticing. I was drawn in to find a message loud and clear. It is actions that that speak volumes not words. The could haves here spoke to this reader:) Your poem reminded me of my first love who walked five miles in the pouring rain to ensure he kissed me goodnight. That had a huge impact on me. I wonder whether your letters caught the match or not :) I thoroughly enjoyed this read, how it made me ponder and how it brought back a first love who tragically died at 26. Thank you for the beauty of your poetry.

Chris

Posted 2 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you Chris for your comment and also sharing that very heart felt memory of your first love. It.. read more
Chris Shaw

2 Years Ago

You know Carlos, I have to give you a full ten marks out of ten for the scented letters. Pinching yo.. read more



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What is love without action? It could still be, but not the same fantasy....All the writing, thinking, observing, redeeming, swim the oceans are nothing compared to a sensual, knotted relationship of skin to skin.... lip to lips, eyes that express...that to me,is the real love.
Best
B.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Nuff said. I couldn't have said it any better then you, Betty. That's why I keep telling my ignoran.. read more


what a lovely title sir and the rest of it aint bad neither .. very muchly enjoyed by me my new literary friend :)

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you, Neville, I really appreciate it. One of the greatest gifts in life one can receive is fr.. read more
Neville

2 Years Ago


then we are both blessed my friend and thank you too :)
worth taking a chance on,love

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

I totally agree my friend. Thanks for reading and commenting I truly appreciate it.
 wordman

2 Years Ago

you`re welcome
Well, youth is a time of ardor. The middle years, a time of reflection. Hopefully by the time the frost is on the pumpkin, we will have learned how to put it all in perspective.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you John for your very enlightening perspective which I wholeheartedly agree with. I'm close t.. read more
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It was a nice read, especially in this time of mailing and deleting... Heart lives only a click away! The time of instant professing and deleting at the spur of a second. But those love letters... They were eternal and carried a beating heart along with it, that a lover could read a gave a soft kiss whenever felt. It is a very romantic thought to carry that letter in a diary along with me, such that I could feel my worth in love.... Thank you for sharing this gorgeous love poem

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you for the kind words and reading this poem. I really appreciate it my friend. Yes things wer.. read more
Words are nice but actions really
do speak louder by showing the
true connection of love that is
felt like the way this is written
in poetic verse

nice work Carlos

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you, Fran, I really am enjoying the conversation this poem is sparking amongst my peers. As a .. read more
  Fran Marie

2 Years Ago

you're welcome
yes it's always good to
hear another's POV and
how each one vari.. read more
What we do for love Carlos. I done some tomfoolery in my lifetime. I liked the flow of thoughts and you took the reader on a interesting journey. I believe Donne was right. He wrote. "We don't find love, love will find us." Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

thank you, CP, for reading and leaving your thoughts on this work. Love truly is a lifetime journey .. read more
Coyote Poetry

2 Years Ago

I wish I wrote better love letters. You are welcome Carlos.
Most important, show the love, be there for her. I like the idea of performing all those feats for love, but
really they could be as shallow as words...the proof is in the pudding, the proof is in being her rock...
taking the journey together, proof of staying power.
j.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Alex, I will take "Love" for 500 hundred please. Uhhh Alex? Alex...where are you? Who would have .. read more
Of course love matters. What else is there?

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Hmm let me think because this is an important question you ask. What else is there? A nice big tu.. read more
Love is and can be so many things. It can create a boat load of other emotions and yes action is better than empty words that aren’t meant. But sometimes we need to hear those words as well. I love the whole thought process in this poem. Well done and expressed with deep thought

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you, PB, for reading and especially giving your thoughts on this work. I agree love needs bot.. read more
Poetic Beauty

2 Years Ago

Each person will take away something different from a poem because of different personalities and li.. read more

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Added on July 7, 2021
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Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

salinas , CA



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If I can say something worth saying that makes just one person think about others...I'll try. The greatest storyteller was my grandmother. I miss her stories. Also, I would like to add to please pay.. more..

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