Love Returned

Gold cherry

By D G Moody

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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13 comments
 

Love is hope given.
Unless it first shall be earned
It can’t be returned.
Then have we loved insincerely
When was it priced too dearly?

 © D G Moody 2024  

 

(Image is courtesy of Tom Franz from Wikipedia Commons)

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Comments

Submitted by Ewan on

 This neat and compact tanka is today's pick of the day.

Please use your SM to share it, fellow ABCTalers.

Author Page at the 'Zon
 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thank you Ewan, and all the editors, for this honour; sometimes small poems can be underestimated.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Nolan on

Is love then conditional after all?

Never pain to tell thy love love that never told can be,

I told my love, I told my love I told her all my heart …

Ah she does depart!

Yes, William Blake

I find it really remarkable that you wrote this within the given constraints, I think you must be gifted I have always thought of you as more an intellectual looks now you are really very versatile. Perhaps write more poetry Dougie? Although I know it produces small results with much effort, tell me about it.

Beautiful painting! Stunning. All the best! Nolan &

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thanks Nolan; and very happy that you quoted Blake - one of my revered poets. With the short poems - Haiku's, Tankas, even (hardest of all for me) the Nordic Kennings, I like the way the idea becomes condensed into a few lines - the challenge is making some sense of that idea. I was also pleasantly surprised that my effort was rewarded with golden cherries. 

Dougie Moody

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Dougie,

I can imagine a lot of hard thinking has gone into this Tanka poem. The rules to me don't make it easy at all. I admire you for having a go, and putting together an engaging read.

Very deserved of the gold cherries.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thanks Jennifer. I'm suffering imposter syndrome - as in I find any short poem form easier than a longer one; and I'm still struggling with my Villanelle! But I was very grateful for the golden cherries, being in the company of such accomplished poets - and I mean that!

Note to anyone. I might have menitioned him Before? Samuel Manashe, the outstanding master of the very short poem - Bloodaxe have a collection of his poems.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Nolan on

I find your comments interesting because in a very compact form and with given restraints, in the end this is exactly what makes it so beautiful. Myself, I would rather use my own structure I want that freedom I try writing mostly lyrical poetry.

I've been thinking about it everyone wants to make everything as long (and boring) as possible where really one should cut as small as possible, cut to the bone for anything, everything. Any mathematician will know. And also looking at prose, given a piece it is much harder making something longer, it works much better when making something shorter, and usually is better!

You do sound very formal though, each to his own, but don't forget to have fun!

"brevity is the soul of wit" & Nolan

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I agree with the benefit of being brief and concise. And such usually has beauty then. I've read this a few times, and enjoy its flow, but I tend to see the various concepts/statements, but can't make the connect between them I'm afraid.

That unearned love can't be returned, I question. On the human level, we might be ashamed to receive love we haven't earned, but if we do accept it, we can love the giver? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by celticman on

the difficulty is in the doing not the believing (or something like that). 

 

Submitted by Kris on

Big Message*

Read with...

Smiles & warmth, respect & appreciation....

Savored every word....

I'm faithful believer in Love and the power of it....

Excellent DG*

p.s... love the picture*

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thanks Kris, I'm glad you liked it, and I sometimes use Tom Franz's work from Wikimedia - an interesting artist.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by memphis on

I enjoyed those words with such simplicity and truth.

William E Alexander

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thank you William, your comments are much appreciated.

Dougie

Dougie Moody