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Fool's Gold

I fell in love by fits and starts We needed time to knit our hearts; It was your eyes that cast the spell The promise there I loved too well. Those tender lips that beckoned me Should have warned it's time to flee; Your body's pledge, the promised prize The hidden hopes concealed in lies. The words you spoke that made me warm Could also hurt and hatch a storm. Love's rocky road runs hot and cold And what we find may be fool's gold; For now I know I'm not for you As love of parts is never true. *

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Liam Mcdaid

Date: 10/26/2014 9:54:00 PM

so very beautifully penned i could feel the sadness i know this feeling bless you

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 7/7/2014 9:21:00 AM

So sad when this happens, but sometimes I guess one just deeply falls, only finding out too late, how it was fool's gold-- I hope I remember right, that is also called pyrite? Wonderful flow and rhythm in your poem, Lizzie.... I hope you are doing well!

Linda Jackson

Date: 4/24/2014 1:59:00 AM

I love the rhyme and the rhythm. It has good imagery and it is wonderful to read. Best wishes Linda

Mohammad Taha Effendi

Date: 6/20/2013 7:11:00 AM

Its always so wonderful to read your poems my dear. It seems that you always find the rights words to convey your thoughts. Marvelous!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/28/2013 5:47:00 PM

Liz, a very nice and awesome poem. Congratulations with your Featured Poem of the week :-) Take care, and enjoy the new coming week. Always & Forever! HUGS **LINDA**

Daver Austin

Date: 4/22/2013 8:43:00 AM

Loved this one before. Congrats on the selection. LOve, daver

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 4/22/2013 3:35:00 AM

nice write, real towing and throwing throughout giving true ways of love sometimes. well done, God bless you, Gordon

Joseph May

Date: 4/15/2013 7:57:00 PM

very nice write Liz.....best wishes....love

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/15/2013 3:19:00 AM

It is always a pleasure to read your poetry Lizzy. I can relate to this poignant piece.

Jack Horne

Date: 4/13/2013 12:59:00 PM

Enjoying this awesome write again, Lizzy. Hope you're having a great weekend : )

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/12/2013 7:40:00 PM

Hey, lizzy still waiting for another new one from you. How are you doing?

Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 4/12/2013 2:45:00 PM

Ah, I did comment on this one before, Elizabeth.:) You think with your heart as much as you do with your head, always outstanding writes by you! Thank you for the last comment, I can remember writing that. I'd just gotten some sad news about my nephew's passing.:( I'd sat at the table looking and listening to the outside. Sometimes things just 'happen'. I had written a Leprechaun poem for Terry; it had been a rush thing, and I'll rarely ever rush through a write. Love you, Mikki

Christine Phillips

Date: 4/12/2013 2:20:00 PM

this is a neat work of art that tells a facinating story of love.I like the figurative language used in this piece.

Skat A

Date: 4/12/2013 11:02:00 AM

a #1 poem in my book~*~SKAT

Daver Austin

Date: 4/12/2013 8:48:00 AM

Ah! What is back of those sparkling, loving peepers? A large pile of iron pyrite, eh? Love, daver

Keith Bickerstaffe

Date: 4/12/2013 7:51:00 AM

Lovely flowing couplet rhyming, and an excellent title to head up your theme. I know I always strike REAL gold whenever I visit your pages! Love, Keith

Ivy Vresk

Date: 4/11/2013 7:16:00 PM

Elizabeth,real love will come and knock at your door. I hope you're doing good.I love your poem ,Ivy

Delysia Hendricks

Date: 4/11/2013 1:38:00 PM

Awww, Elizabeth. May this be a work of fiction, my friend. I'm totally gaga over your eloquence. Well done, poetess of note. :)

Harry Horsman

Date: 4/11/2013 9:01:00 AM

Hi Elizabeth, i've read your poetry from the start,and in my opinion, you are one of the very best on soup, if not the whole world....this is the first where, you give a little a little insight of the hurt you may have received, it is a funny old world, that if i'm right, it shows that it truly does go on to make the best and most sincere of all poetry,, i hope you dont take this comment the wrong way,, because truly i'm your number one fan, and this comment is my sentiment of esteem to you...

John Loving Iii

Date: 4/8/2013 6:00:00 PM

dropping by to say hello to my wonderful friend. i hope she's ok. john

Justin Bordner

Date: 4/8/2013 2:00:00 PM

WOW!!! amazing parable emphasizing the peril in Love - 'Hatch a storm..' thats tastey Lizzie - fool's gold certainly cannot by this wisdom - great teaching here - J.A.B. %

Sukmawati Komala

Date: 4/7/2013 10:54:00 PM

wow...SUPERB!!!! beautiful...how i adore your charming writes my sweetest sista Elize....enjoyed so very much <3 <3 <3

Wilma Neels

Date: 4/7/2013 10:49:00 AM

Lizzie, just dropping in to say hello and to re-read this gem or yours. hope you are doing good, love Wilma

David Williams

Date: 4/7/2013 10:16:00 AM

Lizzie just back for a re-read of this little beauty...hope you are well...David

Bl Devnath

Date: 4/6/2013 10:39:00 AM

Based on sad truth. I liked your tittle much because you have compared nicely without leaving any gape. Loved always, bl