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Love's Bitter Fruit
He says he finds It dangerous to look
Upon the quiet loveliness displayed;
I blush and feel that I am brought to book:
The pressure at the heart of his warm gaze
Is something to account for,when love blooms;
But will it last or will it soon have fled?
Will it leave bitter days with empty rooms
And desolation? Once love's fruit is shed,
Can stones and pips be planted once again
To restore and recover love that's lost?
Or does the sun shine on in vain and rain
Fall on a barren acreage - the cost
Is something to be counted for the brunt
Is never borne by prick - always by cunt.
Upon the quiet loveliness displayed;
I blush and feel that I am brought to book:
The pressure at the heart of his warm gaze
Is something to account for,when love blooms;
But will it last or will it soon have fled?
Will it leave bitter days with empty rooms
And desolation? Once love's fruit is shed,
Can stones and pips be planted once again
To restore and recover love that's lost?
Or does the sun shine on in vain and rain
Fall on a barren acreage - the cost
Is something to be counted for the brunt
Is never borne by prick - always by cunt.
Published 24th Apr 2019
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24th Apr 2019 8:04am
Real love stays
Only my opinion though
But I'm a believer in its want of never leaving regardless
🤗
Only my opinion though
But I'm a believer in its want of never leaving regardless
🤗
24th Apr 2019 10:52pm
24th Apr 2019 8:10am
The envoi was an afterthought - interesting how in the course of 14 verses loves cedes to despair and then to anger - must choose my T shirts more carefully.
Agree with RJM's comment, they would have certainly rung true in pre-contraceptive, pre-prophylactic days. Reminds me of a description of Henry VIII's manhood as 'a most princely sceptre with which he ruled the women and made them do homage upon their backs'.
As a gardener I find these lines interesting question to dwell on:
Once love's fruit is shed,
Can stones and pips be planted once again
To restore and recover love that's lost?
As a gardener I find these lines interesting question to dwell on:
Once love's fruit is shed,
Can stones and pips be planted once again
To restore and recover love that's lost?
24th Apr 2019 10:50pm
I was eating un-refrigerated plums at the time - William Carlos Williams would have had a fit.
24th Apr 2019 9:45am
Holy shit. This was... so good. Mainly because I’m heartbroken and feeling this so much❤️
24th Apr 2019 10:51pm
It's nice to help even if inadvertently - hope the pain eases as quickly as you need it to - hugs
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24th Apr 2019 10:53pm
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24th Apr 2019 4:56pm
Truth !
24th Apr 2019 10:53pm
perception of truth - smiles - I'm not sold on it - but it suited my mood at the time
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24th Apr 2019 10:46pm
The draft to the envoi said "rarely," but I thought - no let's go the whole sow to make the point - not logically sound but irrationally pleasing nonetheless - smiles
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